IFPI Director of Licensing and Litigation appointed

27 May, 2004

Effective immediately, IFPI has promoted Lauri Rechardt to Deputy General Counsel, Director of Licensing and Litigation. Lauri has done stellar work in the areas of legal policy and producer licensing for the past few years, having joined IFPI in 2000 after serving as assistant director of GRAMEX in Finland. He will be taking on publisher licensing issues as well as oversight of IFPI's litigation group in his new role.

Maria Martin-Prat has assumed management of industry-related regulatory issues, including competition compliance, in addition to her longstanding role in directing global legal policy for IFPI. Her new job title is Deputy General Counsel, Director of Legal Policy and Regulatory Affairs.