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Nominations for 2025 AMPAL Board Elections Now Open 

The 2025 AMPAL Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Tuesday 25 November 2025. Voting for the election of directors to the AMPAL Board will take place prior to the AGM. 

In accordance with the AMPAL Constitution, nominations for director positions on the AMPAL Board must be received by the Company Secretary by close of business on Friday 26 September 2025. 

If you’re an AMPAL member, you may be eligible to nominate for election to the AMPAL Board. 

This year, there are vacancies for five directors to be elected by the AMPAL membership. The following directors, having served at least three successive annual terms since their last election, are required to retire: 

  • Clive Hodson (Pitch Perfect Publishing) 

  • Karen Hamilton (120 Publishing) 

  • Ralph W Peer (peermusic) 

  • Jodie Feld (BMG) 

Jaime Gough (Concord Music Publishing) has volunteered himself as the fifth retiring director (as required by AMPAL’s Constitution). 

All five directors have expressed their intention to nominate for re-election. 

Board Responsibilities and Expectations 

AMPAL Board members are expected to: 

  • Act with the utmost integrity and objectivity 

  • Strive to enhance AMPAL’s reputation and performance 

  • Uphold the highest standards of ethical behaviour 

AMPAL Board members must not: 

  • Improperly use their position or information for personal gain 

  • Engage in business transactions with AMPAL or related entities without full Board approval 

  • Allow conflicts of interest to go unreported 

Directors acknowledge that: 

  • They owe fiduciary duties to AMPAL, including loyalty, diligence and confidentiality 

  • Their primary responsibility is to act in the best interests of AMPAL and its members as a whole 

  • In cases of potential conflict (e.g. dual directorships), their duty to AMPAL takes precedence and they may be required to abstain from voting 

More Information 

To discuss your eligibility or responsibilities as a potential nominee, please contact Damian Rinaldi (AMPAL Company Secretary) at: company.secretary@ampal.com.au 

A formal AGM notice - including nominee details and voting instructions - will be sent to eligible members at least 30 days before the AGM.  

Read the AMPAL Constitution: ampal.com.au/ampal-constitution 

AMPAL’s 2025 Round 2 MAICC Funding Recipients Announced!  

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of AMPAL’s 2025 Round 2 Music Australia International Conference Contribution (MAICC) – Music Publishers program!   

This game-changing initiative is designed to empower Australian music publishers by providing critical financial support to attend major international music conferences, helping them build global networks, expand market knowledge and maximise opportunities for their songwriters.  

Through MAICC funding, these incredible publishers will be representing Australian talent on the world stage, attending industry-defining conferences across the USA, Spain, India, the Netherlands, Singapore and Finland.   

Congratulations to AMPAL’s 2025 Round 2 MAICC recipients!   

📌 Fergus Jenkins – Dew Process Publishing – LA Sync Summit, USA   
📌 Rachel Kelly – Unified Music Group – A2IM Indie Week, USA   
📌 Mathew Tanner – Concord Music Publishing – All About Music, India   
📌 Charlton Hill – Uncanny Valley – Americana Fest, USA   
📌 Alvin Pandey – Gaan Baksho Music – All That Matters, Singapore   
📌 Art Phillips – 101 Music Publishing – Production Music Association Conference, USA   
📌 Linda Bosidis – Mushroom Music Publishing – IMPF Conference, Spain   
📌 Matthew Donlevy – Cooking Vinyl Publishing – IMPF Conference, Spain  
📌 Karen Hamilton – 120 Publishing – ADE, Netherlands   
📌 Tess Nicolaou – peermusic – ADE, Netherlands   
📌 Adam Dunning – Sunset Club – WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo), Finland   
📌 Briese Abbott – Kobalt Music Publishing – Music Tectonics, USA   

Charlton Hill (Uncanny Valley), one of our newest AMPAL members and a first-time MAICC recipient, shared:  

“Just a note to say that we are delighted to hear news of our successful MAICC grant application! The timing could not be better for this support, and our plans for Nashville are already in full swing… thank you again for your support in helping us as a publisher to keep building a stronger international pipeline for our current and emerging songwriters.”  

We can’t wait to see the impact these publishers will make on the global stage!  

For more information about MAICC funding and future rounds, visit https://www.ampal.com.au/maicc-2025 or contact maicc@ampal.com.au.  

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Music Australia.