After 4 years heading up AFEM, Greg Marshall will be stepping away from front line duties into a consultancy role to adjust his balance of time between AFEM and other projects within electronic music. We would like to thank Greg for his selfless dedication, tireless service and stellar leadership in steering AFEM through the most difficult period for our industry in a manner that allowed the Association to not only survive, but to emerge even stronger than before.
Some words from Greg: “It has been a privilege to lead AFEM over these years, laying the foundations and structure to grow ever-more effective in service to you and the electronic music industry. I would like to thank everyone for their support during my years so far within AFEM. It truly has been an honour to serve you. I look forward to working with Silvia and the team in my new capacity as we move forward.”
We are delighted to announce that Silvia Montello will take over as the new CEO of AFEM. Silvia is a person of deep integrity, industry experience, and with capabilities to take the organization to new heights. Greg has committed to ensuring Silvia is fully supported during this transition and we all look forward to seeing AFEM flourish further under her leadership. A public announcement will be made tomorrow so please keep this news within the membership for now.
Initial comments from Silvia, and AFEM Co-founders and Chairs Ben Turner and Kurosh Nasseri:
Silvia Montello: “I am hugely excited to be joining AFEM as its new CEO, truly aligning my professional industry experience and personal energy into the music which has been my lifelong passion. AFEM has already achieved so much in its first 10 years and I thank Greg and the team for their incredible work laying the foundations for the Association to further extend its reach, efficacy and voice for the global community. Our industry continues to evolve at a pace, forever bringing with it new opportunities and emerging technologies. I look forward to helping bring together an amazing ecosystem of platforms, organisation, professionals and creators in building sustainable success through innovation, diversity, inclusion and collaboration.”
Ben Turner & Kurosh Nasseri, Co-founders and Chairs of AFEM: “Silvia has established herself as a powerful voice in the electronic music industry throughout her impressive career along with a proven track record of establishing and growing companies to their full potential. From the moment she joined AFEM as a committee member in 2019, the organization benefited from her insightful contribution. She will be the first female CEO of AFEM which exemplifies our own growth as a trade organization over the past decade. We are grateful to Greg for his incredible work over the last four years, steadying the AFEM ship, showing huge empathy with our membership community in our toughest times as an industry.”
As always, providing value to the membership is our top priority.
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