FUGA appoints Liz Northeast as SVP for EMEA

Dorothée Imhoff is the company’s new chief commercial officer, taking over from David Driessen who will serve as chief business officer of Downtown Music. Sven Zeevalk is now global head of operations, with Darren Owen promoted to chief operations officer.

Following Zeevalk’s promotion, Erica De Marchi will be taking on the role of regional head of operations for EMEA and will be based out of FUGA’s Milan office.

Northeast first joined FUGA as client relations director in 2021, following senior roles at The Orchard and AWAL. Her new role will see her responsible for FUGA’s commercial strategy and business within the wider UK and EMEA markets.

“It is an honour to be moving into the SVP, EMEA role at FUGA, an organisation whose core mission to empower independent labels and music companies with forward-thinking services fully aligns with my own passion and advocacy for the independent community,” she said. “I look forward to working more closely with Dorothée in her elevated role as CCO and with FUGA’s EMEA teams to develop and expand our reach across the region.”

Now based in Paris, France, Imhoff, who first joined FUGA in 2014 as a business development consultant, will be responsible for the distributor’s global commercial strategy and ensuring FUGA’s continued commitment to support the needs of its extensive client base.

“It is a privilege to be moving into the role of CCO – working closely with our new president Christiaan Kröner  –  and I look forward to continuing in Dave’s footsteps, ensuring that we remain the grounded, personable, close-to-our-clients needs’ team that I have been proud to be a part of since 2014,” Imhoff said.

“I also look forward to continuing to work alongside Liz Northeast in her new role as SVP EMEA. I have no doubt she will lead EMEA’s business operations with integrity and passion.”

Based in FUGA’s Amsterdam office, Zeevalk’s new role will see him responsible for the company’s global operations, including overseeing the regional heads of Asia-Pacific, EMEA and the Americas, as well as all client integrations and the global support team. Zeevalk joined FUGA in 2017 as content manager, quickly progressing through the ranks to become the regional head of operations in EMEA in 2022. In his new capacity, Zeevalk will report to Owen.

Zeevalk said: “Having been a part of FUGA’s operations for almost six years, I feel excited to be taking on this next challenge in leading our global operations team. I look forward to working together with our regional heads and continuing to ensure FUGA delivers and maintains the first-class client support and services it is known for.”