Board Members
ERA's business is conducted via a Board of 18 to 20 elected from our members.
It further operates via a series of Boards - Executive, Multiple, Digital and Independent.
The ERA Executive Board consists of Kim Bayley (ERA), Ben Drury (Non Executive Chair ERA), Paul Firth (Amazon), Phil Halliday (HMV), Drew Hill (Proper Distribution), Alan Jordan (Reflex), Tom Connaughton (Spotify) Dan Chalmers (Youtube/Google).
Kim Bayley
Chief Executive
ERA
Ben Drury
Non Executive Chair
ERA
Samantha Sawyer
Chief Content Officer
7digital
Paul Firth
Digital Music/Prime Music
Amazon
Ryan Longstaff
Senior Buying Manager
ASDA
Keith Ingram
Managing Director
Assai
Scott Gamble
Director
Crash Records
Ashlie Green
Assistant Manager
David's Music
Nick Arran
Managing Director
GAME
Phil Halliday
Managing Director
HMV
Joe Vesayaporn
Head Of Sales
Music Glue
Drew Hill
Managing Director
Proper Distribution
Brad Aspess
Chairman
Rarewaves.com
Alan Jordan
Owner
Reflex
Natasha Youngs
Owner
Resident
Mike Walsh
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Serenade Sound
Paul Newton
Head of Commercial
Sky Store
Bina Mistry
Director, Music Licensing and Partnerships
SoundCloud
Tom Connaughton
UK Managing Director
Spotify UK
Richard Vivian
Director – Programming and Value Added Services
Virgin
Louise Jackson
Co-Owner
Wax & Beans
Dan Chalmers
Head of Label Relations
YouTube