Peermusic has appointed Lorenzo Grignani to managing director, Peermusic Italy.
In this role, Grignani will oversee the company’s Italian creative and administration operations encompassing music publishing and Peer Southern Productions. Grignani will be based out of Peermusic’s offices in Italy and will report to Nigel Elderton, president of Europe, Peermusic.
Prior to joining Peermusic, Grignani spent over eight years at Fuga, most recently as general manager for Southern Europe, following four years as managing director in Italy, where he led business strategy and provided oversight for Fuga and Downtown across the Southern Europe region.
Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at Kiver Digital, including managing director and business development director, and led licensing and digital partnership initiatives at Docomo Digital, Buongiorno and Dada. Grignani also previously held marketing and A&R roles at Sony Music Entertainment and Sony/ATV.
Lorenzo succeeds Francesca Trainini, who will be retiring as managing director of Peermusic Italy and Peer Southern Productions, a role that she has held since 2014. Trainini is vice president of independent label association PMI Italia, vice president of Italian MPA FEM, president of the board of IMPALA, as well as a founding member and vice president of Independent Music Publishers Forum (IMPF).
Trainini spent the formative years of her career in London, where she worked for Virgin Publishing. She set up and ran independent label and publisher Oyez, of which she continues to be a senior partner.
Trainini has capped her career at Peermusic with the acquisition of the Bella Ciao catalogue. The title song has had countless international interpretations, including 2018’s Bella Ciao (Hugel Remix) by El Profesor, which charted across Europe. The song was also a prominent feature in the Netflix series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).
Lorenzo brings a wealth of experience to our company and was the natural choice to spearhead our publishing and label operations in Italy
Mary Megan Peer & Nigel Elderton
In a joint statement, Peermusic CEO Mary Megan Peer and the publisher’s European president Nigel Elderton, said: “We would like to thank Francesca for her leadership and dedication to Peermusic over these past many years. Her tenure has been defined by a deep commitment to our writers, artists, and business partners and her lasting influence on the independent music industry within Europe.
“Lorenzo brings a wealth of experience to our company and was the natural choice to spearhead our publishing and label operations in Italy. Lorenzo’s deep understanding of the industry and insight into the Italian market make him the perfect addition to our team as we work to expand our presence in the region and drive opportunities for our writers both domestically and globally.”
Lorenzo Grignani said: “I would like to thank Mary Megan Peer and Nigel Elderton for entrusting me with this opportunity. It’s an incredible honour to continue to build upon Peermusic’s incredible legacy in Italy. I look forward to supporting our artists and writers and creating opportunities for their song catalogues leveraging Peermusic’s global footprint.”
Francesca Trainini said: “It’s been an honour to work alongside the dedicated team at Peermusic Italy in service to our songwriters. I would like to thank Ralph, Bill, Mary Megan and Nigel for all of their support, as well as thank the incredible Peermusic songwriters and composers whom I’ve had the immense pleasure of working with. I am proud of what we have achieved together. I know that the Peermusic Italy roster is in excellent hands under Lorenzo’s leadership.”
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