IMPALA elected a new Board

IMPALA elected a new Board

At its Annual General Meeting in Hamburg at the Reeperbahn Festival on September 22nd, IMPALA elected a new Board. The 27 members will serve for a mandate of two years and include three new Board Members: Lampshade Media, Kobalt Music Recordings, and Sugar Music.

Mark Kitcatt of Everlasting Records in Spain was elected as the new Chair. The President is Kees van Weijen, representing Dutch association STOMP. Geert De Blaere, as representative of Belgian association BIMA, was re-elected for a new mandate as Treasurer. Helen Smith will continue in her role as Executive Chair.

In addition two Board members were elected to join the organisation's management board which is responsible for managing the organisation in between Board meetings, subject to the authority of the full Board. Noemí Planas representing Spanish association UFI and Jörg Heidemann for German association VUT will join the management board, serving alongside the newly elected President, Chair and Treasurer as well as continuing management board members Francesca Trainini, Martin Mills and Michel Lambot.