TORONTO, ON (May 10, 2021) - Anthem Entertainment, one of the world’s leading independent music and entertainment content and services companies, today announced the promotion of industry veteran Al Pedecine to Executive Vice President & CFO, Jason Klein to General Manager, Canada and Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs and Jennifer Meldrum to Vice President, Information Technology.

Pedecine brings significant music publishing and recorded music financial and operational experience to Anthem; his rich history in the music business includes senior executive roles at: Arista, Def Jam, EMI, Harry Fox, and PolyGram.  Al is a Certified Public Accountant who started his career at Price Waterhouse. In addition to his finance duties, Al will oversee Anthem’s Administration departments and Information Technology.

Based in Toronto, Klein has successfully practiced law in the Canadian music and entertainment space for over 20 years.  Prior to joining Anthem in 2016, he was a partner in the Toronto boutique music law firm, Taylor Klein Oballa LLP (TKO), where he represented publishers (including Anthem), record labels, artists, songwriters, producers and media companies. As external counsel, Jason represented Anthem on a number of key transactions, including the company’s acquisition of the Timbaland and Rush catalogs. At Anthem, he will assist Helen Murphy, Anthem CEO in growing the company’s Canadian interests as well as continue to head legal and business affairs matters across Anthem’s global music publishing, recorded music, production music and audio-visual secondary rights businesses.  Jason Klein is a former Board member of The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS | JUNO Awards), and its affiliated music education charity, MusiCounts

Jennifer Meldrum is appointed to the role of Vice President, Information Technology, reporting to Al Pedecine.  In this role, Jennifer will be responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all IT strategy and technology functions for Anthem.  She will also oversee the support and maintenance of existing applications and the development of new business solutions that require the application of technology. Jennifer is an experienced technology executive who gets excited creating capability to help business realize their growth goals. She has completed several initiatives to grow revenue, increase efficiency and mitigate risk through market competitive product direction and embracing new technologies.

Of the promotions, Anthem CEO Helen Murphy shared: “We are very lucky to have someone of Al’s experience and dedication to excellence navigating the finances of Anthem. Al led our recent highly successful debt refinancing and has shown great leadership and business insight while transitioning Anthem through change. Jason is a seasoned entertainment legal and business affairs executive. Over the past few years, he has been instrumental in assisting me in capitalizing on business opportunities and improving our business processes and external relationships. Over the same period, Jennifer Meldrum has been an invaluable steward of our technology and IT strategy. I look forward to continuing to work with these fantastic and experienced corporate team members and taking Anthem Entertainment to new heights.”

ABOUT ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT

Anthem Entertainment is comprised of a music publishing division, recorded music label, production music division, and a leading film and television audio-visual secondary rights (AVSR) management company. We support artists, create content, and provide entertainment services around the world. As technology and entertainment evolve, we work hard to create and maximize opportunities for our talent and our clients. Our unique approach combines an intense focus on creativity with the agility, entrepreneurism and soul of an independent. Anthem Entertainment operates offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Nashville, and Toronto.

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