ASCAP Names Lehman EVP

• ASCAP (American Society of Composer, Authors and Publishers) announced the appointment of Nick Lehman as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Digital Officer. In this new post Lehman will oversee Strategy, Business Development, Product Development and Administration Services as ASCAP enhances services to its songwriter, composer and music publisher members as well as to its music-licensing partners.

Lehman reports to ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, who commented, “ASCAP is driving innovation through strategic partnerships and digital product development to move the entire industry toward data alignment and better services to music creators and our industry stakeholders. Nick’s track record of launching, scaling and transforming converged media and technology companies through product innovation and strategic alliances makes him a perfect fit for ASCAP’s transformation agenda. I’m thrilled that he will be part of our executive leadership team.”

Lehman was most recently Chief Strategy Officer for TEGNA. Earlier in his career Lehman was President of Digital for NBCUniversal, CEO of Plum TV and COO of Programming for IAC. He also held several executive roles at MTV Networks. Commenting on his post at ASCAP, Lehman said, “The ASCAP repertory of music is not only an enormously positive force in our culture, but it is a major catalyst for driving the growth and success of virtually every media platform. I’m excited to help lead ASCAP into new areas, technologies and partnerships that will support our members and help them thrive in the future.”