As well as the members of the Supervisory Committee
And the Territorial Boards
Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) has a new Board of Directors as of today, Friday 22 November. Over 140,000 SGAE members were able to cast their vote in the Society’s elections, through an early electronic vote, by postal vote and yesterday, in person, at the polling stations set up in Barcelona, Bilbao, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, Malaga, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Valencia.
In addition to appointing the 39 members of the Board of Directors for the next four years, SGAE’s members elected the 5 internal members of the Supervisory Committee as well as the members of the 6 Territorial Boards of the society: Andalusia, Canary Islands, Catalonia, Valencian Autonomous Community, Galicia and Basque Country.
In total, of the 3.638 members of the society who participated in the electoral process for the Board of Directors, 3.382 voted electronically; 11 voted by post; and 245 voted in person.
6 candidacies competed for the Board of Directors: 2 for the Musical Works Right Association; 2 for Dramatic Work Rights Association; 1 for the Audiovisual Association and 1 for the Music Publishers Association.
The Electoral Committee, in charge of ensuring a smooth running of this process, was formed by Ignacio Prendes, Chairman of the body; José María García Pedraza, Secretary of the Committee; José Domínguez, as member; Marta Beca, as General Secretary of SGAE and Juan Serrada as Secretary, the latter two having the right to speak but not to vote.
New Board of Directors
6 members of the Dramatic Work Rights Association, comprising writers of dramatic works, dramatic-musical works, authors for pantomime works, composers for dramatic-musical or choreographic works and choreographers, will hold a seat on the new Board of Directors: Antonio Ruiz Onetti (Antonio Onetti), Marta Torres, Ernesto Caballero, Adelaida Ripoll Cuetos (Laila Ripoll), Mariano Marín y Eva M. Garrido García (Eva Yerbabuena).
Representing the Musical Work Rights Association (17 members), comprising composers and lyricists, the elected authors have been as follows: Pablo Cervantes, Eva Fernández-Gancedo (Eva Gancedo), Inmaculada Mainé Roldán (Inma Mainé, Abril), Iván Martínez Lacámara (Iván M. Lacámara), Manuel Marvizón, Darío Palomo, Bárbara Reyzábal (Barei), Adrián Salas Viñallonga (Adrià Salas), Mercedes Trujillo (Merche), Joan Albert Amargós, Juan José Solana, Virginia Maestro, Ignacio de Loyola Mañó (Nacho Mañó), Javier Portugués (Portu), Olga María Román (Olga Román), María Victoria Sánchez (Vicky Gastelo) y David Santisteban.
The members of the Audiovisual Association (8 members), made up of directors-directors, scriptwriters and audiovisual composers, those elected are as follows: Inés París, Antonio Hens, María Ripoll, Rafael Cobos, Silvia Pérez de Pablos, Juan Esteban Urkixo (Joanes Urkixo), Helena Medina, and Victoriano Sierra (Víctor Sierra).
Finally, the following have been elected for the Music Publishers’ Association (8 members): M20, S.L. EDICIONES MUSICALES; BOA MÚSICA EDITORIAL, S.L; EMI SONGS ESPAÑA, S.L; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, S.L.U; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC SPAIN, S.A; SOUTHERN MUSIC ESPAÑOLA, S.A; BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION,S.L.U; and EDICIONES JOAQUÍN RODRIGO, S.A.
Supervisory Committee
The 5 internal representatives elected for the Supervisory Commission are as follows: Manuel Aguilar and Xavier Capellas (Musical Rights Association), Rafael Galán (Audiovisual Association), Antonio Álamo (Dramatic Rights Association) and RAPS MUSIC S.L. (Music Publishers Association).
The Supervisory Committee will be made up of the five aforementioned authors and five other members not belonging to the Society with recognised experience in the field of intellectual property who will be appointed, at the proposal of the internal members, at SGAE’s next General Assembly.
Territorial Boards
Andalusia
Elected members are as follows: Antonio Meliveo (Dramatic Rights Association); Francisco José Arcángel (Arcángel) y María José Montaño (Malizzia & Malizzia) (Musical Rights Association); and José Ignacio García Lapido (José Ignacio Lapido) (Audiovisual Association).
Canary Islands
Elected members are as follows: Jonatán Rodríguez (Dramatic Rights Association); Juan José Ortí and Juan Julio Tejera (Julio Tejera) (Musical Rights Association); and ESTUDIOS MULTITRACK S.L (Music Publishers’ Association).
Catalonia
Elected members are as follows: Joan Vives (Dramatic Rights Association); Jordi Molina and Judit Neddermann (Musical Rights Association); and MASS EDICIONS MUSICALS, S.L.U (Music Publishers’ Association).
Valencian Autonomous Community
Elected members are as follows: Juan Luis Mira (Dramatic Rights Association); Fernando Ferrer (Ferrer Ferran) y Esteban Martín Hirschfeld (Esteban Hirschfeld) (Musical Rights Association); and Manuel Francisco Cubedo (Manel Cubedo) (Audiovisual Association).
Galicia
Elected members are as follows: José Teodomiro Cardalda ( Teo Cardalda) and Raquel Rodríguez (Musical Rights Association); and Lidia María Fraga (Lidia Fraga) (Audiovisual Association).
Basque Country
Elected members are as follows: Pedro Ignacio Eguiluz (Dramatic Rights Association); Aitor Furundarena and Francisco Lasuen (Fran Lasuen) (Musical Rights Association); Oskar Tejedor (Audiovisual Association); and CULTURA ROCK PUBLISHING (Music Publishers’ Association).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-Dramatic Rights Association: Antonio Ruiz Onetti (Antonio Onetti), Marta Torres, Ernesto Caballero, Adelaida Ripoll Cuetos (Laila Ripoll), Mariano Marín y Eva M. Garrido García (Eva Yerbabuena).
-Music Rights Association: Pablo Cervantes, Eva Fernández-Gancedo (Eva Gancedo), Inmaculada Mainé Roldán (Inma Mainé, Abril), Iván Martínez Lacámara ( Iván M. Lacámara), Manuel Marvizón, Darío Palomo, Bárbara Reyzábal (Barei), Adrián Salas Viñallonga (Adrià Salas), Mercedes Trujillo (Merche), Joan Albert Amargós, Juan José Solana, Virginia Maestro, Ignacio de Loyola Mañó (Nacho Mañó), Javier Portugués (Portu), Olga María Román (Olga Román), María Victoria Sánchez (Vicky Gastelo) y David Santisteban.
-Audiovisual Association: Inés París, Antonio Hens, María Ripoll, Rafael Cobos, Silvia Pérez de Pablos, Juan Esteban Urkixo (Joanes Urkixo), Helena Medina and Victoriano Sierra (Víctor Sierra).
-Music Publishers’ Association: M20, S.L. EDICIONES MUSICALES; BOA MÚSICA EDITORIAL, S.L; EMI SONGS ESPAÑA, S.L; UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING, S.L.U; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC SPAIN, S.A; SOUTHERN MUSIC ESPAÑOLA, S.A; BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION, S.L.U; and EDICIONES JOAQUÍN RODRIGO, S.A.