Concord Ups Kim To SVP Of New Digital Division
• Concord has promoted Lidia Kim to Senior Vice President of the newly formed Digital division of Business & Legal Affairs for Concord Music Publishing. In this new role, the New York-based Kim will oversee the global digital business initiatives for Publishing, helping develop and implement global licensing and rights enforcement strategies for the company, while she and her team continue to manage the direct deal negotiations and other digital affairs for Concord Music Publishing, including blanket licensing and settlements, business development, and DSP partnerships.
The team will continue to work closely with Jim Selby, Chief Publishing Executive, Duff Berschback, EVP, Publishing Business & Legal Affairs, and his team, as well as Jeff Van Driel, GM of International Operations, and his Publishing Operations teams, on modernizing and optimizing the global digital rights network across Publishing. “Throughout her career, Lidia has been a tireless advocate for artists and songwriters,” Selby said. “The digital world continues growing ever more complicated, and it is vital that our clients have someone who can navigate those complexities. I can think of no one better suited than Lidia.”
Kim reports to Concord General Counsel, Amanda Molter, who notes, “Lidia can quickly understand and synthesize new and complex information, which is vital when negotiating increasingly complex deals for digital rights. She fiercely advocates for every artist and songwriter we represent. Her aptitude, combined with her demonstrable passion for music, makes her uniquely qualified to take on the challenge of growing this new division.”
Kim has worked at Concord since its 2017 acquisition of Imagem. Between her time at Imagem and Concord, Kim has worked on legal and business affairs matters across the music publishing business, including songwriter and classical composer deals, rights acquisitions, and licensing matters.
“I am so honored and delighted to help Concord establish this new division for Publishing,” said Kim. “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work with Jim Selby and all my esteemed Publishing colleagues around the world, who strive to provide the highest quality of support to our songwriters and clients, as well as our digital business partners in advocating for credit, consent, fair compensation, and transparency for human-created music.” [Photo Credit: Elisa Cicinelli Photography]
