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Nashville, TN-based Cathy Grizzell as Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration
About the Company
Since being established in 1930, SESAC Performing Rights has become the nation`s most innovative PRO with a stellar roster of affiliates including Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, Neil Diamond, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Lady Antebellum, Alt-J among many others. A leader in technology, SESAC Performing Rights was the first and only PRO to offer monthly royalty payments to songwriters and publishers. And in a strategic move to become the United States` only Music Rights Organization, SESAC has now acquired Rumblefish, a leader in micro-licensing, and the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), the leading U.S. mechanical rights organization.
About the Person
Cathy Grizzell is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Administration at SESAC. As Senior Vice President, Grizzell`s responsibilities will expand across SESAC`s combined portfolio of businesses of SESAC Performing Rights, the Harry Fox Agency and Rumblefish. She also will guide the overall administration, coordination, evaluation and operation of Human Resources, Benefits Administration and Facilities Management/Operations. Grizzell has played a key role in the strategic initiative to expand SESAC`s operations into its new state-of-the-art facility on Music Row, where she will continue to manage expanded facilities operations. Grizzell joined SESAC in 1981 in the General Licensing department in New York. She then moved into Licensing Administration, Broadcast Licensing and Collections and was instrumental in the computerization of the Licensing and Collection systems which improved licensee retention and income. In 1987, she played a key role in moving General Licensing and Licensing Administration to Nashville and focused on building those departments and continued to computerize and streamline processes. In the mid-1990s, Grizzell transferred to the Corporate side of the company, where she focused on employee relations and benefits, ultimately resulting in the development of the Human Resources department. Grizzell was promoted to Vice President, Human Resources, in 2006. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Middle Tennessee Society of Human Resource Management (MT-SHRM), HR Leadership, the Recording Academy and the Country Music Association. She reports directly to Kelli Turner, SESAC`s Executive Vice President, Operations, Corporate Development, and Chief Financial Officer.
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