Dan Simpson, head of music operations at Meta, has been elected chair of the board of DDEX.
The international standards-setting organisation is dedicated to improving the exchange of data and information across the music industry.
Dan Simpson has been a part of DDEX for some years, and an executive board member since 2024.
During his time as a member of DDEX, he has been an integral part of the Digital Sales Reporting (DSR) Working Group and the Electronic Release Notification (ERN) Working Group. More recently, he has been the board sponsor for the Anomaly Reporting Working Group, which has focused on areas including streaming fraud.
Simpson will succeed Kim Beauchamp, executive vice president strategic business transformation & operations at Universal Music Group.
“With today’s technological advancements, new types of content, consumer connectivity, and their continued evolution, the mission of DDEX and its efforts to keep data flowing has never been more important,” said Simpson. “I’m incredibly honoured the DDEX board has chosen me to lead its efforts and I’m looking forward to representing them for the next two years.”
Dan Simpson has more than 20 years of experience in music operations including spells at Sony Music, SoundCloud, and most recently, Meta, where he has spent the last seven years as the head of music operations.
At Meta, Simpson leads the global team that runs the systems, processes and operational partnerships with music distributors that ensure the global catalogue of recorded music is available for use on Meta’s applications, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and more. In addition to leading music operations at Meta, he represents Meta on the DDEX board.
The DDEX board is comprised of executives from the 21 Charter members: Amazon, Apple, ASCAP, BMAT Music Innovators, BMI, Downtown Music Holdings, GEMA, Google, Kobalt Music, Meta, Pandora, PPL, PRS For Music, SCPP, SACEM, SOCAN, Sony Music Entertainment, SoundExchange, Spotify, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
Membership to DDEX is open to any organisation with a business interest in digital media content. There are currently more than 150 members worldwide.
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