SAMRO appoints new CEO

News about Modiba’s resignation and Rosen’s appointment were announced to SAMRO’s members today.

Music In Africa spoke with SAMRO stakeholder manager Nkateko Maluleke, who confirmed the development.

“Internally it [the development] has been announced but we haven’t addressed this to the media,” he said.

Maluleke said the CMO had also appointed a new acting chief financial officer (CFO) but could not divulge who it was. He said the name would be announced in due course.

Modiba joined SAMRO in 2017 as CFO and was appointed interim CEO in 2019 following Nothando Migogo’s resignation in March.

Under Modiba, SAMRO placed a number of measures to cut expenses at the CMO, including the reduction of temporary staff. SAMRO said the measures were intended to ensure it could operate on principles of prudent financial management that would benefit its primary stakeholders.

About Mark Rosin

Rosin holds an LLB specialising in corporate, media and entertainment law from the University of the Witwatersrand. He has worked in the media and entertainment industry for three decades and has represented South African and international music industry clients in litigation and commercial matters. As an attorney, he has represented music publishers, composers, recording artists, record labels, concert promoters and visiting international artists.

Rosin worked at eMedia Investments as chief operations officer (COO) from 2014 to 2019. He was initially e.tv's lawyer and became an in-house business affairs and legal executive before finally becoming the company’s COO.