NEW YORK (CelebrityAccess) — The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), a non-profit trade group representing more than 600 indie labels, announced that Steven Hill, Head of North American & Global Marketing at Warp Records, has been appointed as the organization’s Board Chair for 2024-2025.
Hill joins an executive committee that includes treasurer Tony Alexander (Co-Founder and President of Made in Memphis Entertainment); and secretary Nabil Ayers (President of Beggars Group.)
“We are delighted to announce Steven Hill as the Chair of A2IM’s Board of Directors for this year,” said Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE, President and CEO of A2IM. “Steven’s deep expertise and unwavering dedication to empowering the independent music sector are truly exceptional. Alongside Tony Alexander and Nabil Ayers on our Executive Committee, we are well-positioned to champion the needs and interests of independent artists and labels, ensuring their voices are heard and their contributions recognized.”
“It is a true honor to have been selected Chair to the Executive Committee,” states Steven Hill. “I’m excited to contribute to A2IM’s mission and support an environment which enables successful artists at different scales to forge sustainable and healthy careers from their work.”
The 2024-2025 A2IM board includes Terry McBride, CEO of Nettwerk Music Group, Louis Posen, Founder & President of Hopeless Records, Dee Diaz, SVP Marketing & Digital at Reach Records, Wilson Fuller of Merge Records, Tony Kiewel, President of Sub Pop Records, Hays Rudolph, General Counsel and VP of Business and Legal Affairs at Secretly Group, and Zena White, COO of Partisan Records.
