Greg Aiello appointed as new Managing Director of PPL PRS Limited
PPL PRS Limited has announced the appointment of Greg Aiello as the new Managing Director. Aiello succeeds Andrea Gray, who is stepping down after nearly five years of leadership.
Gray played a pivotal role in establishing PPL PRS, a unique public performance rights venture, and successfully guided the company through the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under her leadership, the business not only survived but thrived, achieving record-breaking returns for UK public performance in 2023.
Aiello, who has been with PPL PRS since 2019, currently serves as the Commercial Director, overseeing the licensing arm of the business. He has also been a key member of the Executive Leadership team and Gray’s deputy. His previous experience includes positions at Sitel, EE, and Teleperformance, where he managed operations support for clients across the UK and Ireland.
Founded in 2018, PPL PRS is a joint venture between the UK’s two music collective management organisations, designed to streamline public performance licensing. PPL PRS launched TheMusicLicence, which allows businesses to license music for public performance in various venues such as shops, bars, restaurants, offices, gyms, and hairdressers. Today, PPL PRS licenses music in over 400,000 venues across the UK.
Greg Aiello, incoming Managing Director PPL PRS, said: “Thank you to Andrea for being a great mentor to me since joining PPL PRS. We’re just six years young with significant opportunities for further growth, which is an exciting time to be taking on the MD role. I’m looking forward to working with my team and the leadership at PPL and PRS for Music to continue growing our public performance revenues on behalf of their respective members, and constantly improving the customer experience for our licensees. I would like to wish Andrea all the best for the future and look forward to the next exciting chapter in the development of PPL PRS”
Andrea Gray, Managing Director PPL PRS, added: “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time at PPL PRS and building such a fantastic team in Leicester. I’m grateful for the support of my own management team and our partners at PPL and PRS for Music in growing the business. I’m delighted to be passing the baton over to Greg who provides consistency and stability for the wider team, and I’m looking forward to working with him in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition for our colleagues and customers.”
Peter Leathem OBE, CEO, PPL and Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO, PRS for Music , expressed their gratitude for Gray’s leadership, stating, “Thank you to Andrea for her leadership in building the joint venture into the successful business it is today. Despite the wider economic challenges faced during her tenure, she has continued to deliver for customers and our respective members. We welcome Greg to his new role; a leader with a proven track record within the sector and a strong successor, given his commercial acumen, industry expertise and focus on customer experience.”
