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Angela Ndambuki has been elected the Chairperson of the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP). She makes history after her appointment as its first female chairperson.
KAMP is the body that represents the rights and interests of producers of sound recordings whose membership comprises record labels.
She was elected on the mantra of transformational leadership based on transparent revenue models, greater accountability on collections and progressive changes to improve collection management systems and revenue.
In her speech, she promised to defend the interests of producers by upholding their rights throughout.
"I will engage and work with my colleagues to defend our members' rights and reject any attempts to undermine the exercise of such rights. Particularly, the currently proposed miscellaneous amendments to the current Copyright Act stand inimical to the growth of the producer collective management activities in the country," she said.
This is the first time that a Collective Management Organization (CMO) board has the highest representation of women that commands the majority number of four out of the seven board members.
KAMP also elected Anthony Musembi as its vice chairperson, Suzanne Gachukia as its Chair Licensing and Operations Committee while Faith Kithele was elected as the Chair of the Finance and Human Resource Committee.
Monica Kibayu will take over as the Chair Audit and Legal Committee while Geoffrey Kwatemba and Patrick Ndilangu take up committee member roles.
Ndambuki also doubles up as the Regional Director Sub Saharan Africa at the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
