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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

We currently do not have sufficient information about the CEO.

Key information

Merck Mercuriadis

Chief executive officer

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Total compensation

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CEO tenure	no data
CEO ownership	0.01%
Management average tenure	3.8yrs
Board average tenure	3.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO

Merck Mercuriadis (61 yo)

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Tenure

Mr. Merck Mercuriadis is Founder & Chairman of Hipgnosis Song Management Limited. Mr. Mercuriadis is Founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited (Former Investment Adviser The Family (Music) Limited). Mr. Merc...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Merck Mercuriadis	Founder & CEO ( Investment Adviser - The Family (Music) Limited)	no data	no data	0.0096% $ 151.8k
Ted Cockle	President	3.8yrs	no data	no data
Chris Helm	Chief Financial Officer of The Family (Music) Limited	no data	no data	no data
Bjorn Lindvall	Chief Operations Officer	no data	no data	no data
Amy Thompson	Chief Catalogue Officer	3.8yrs	no data	no data
Richard Rowe	Executive Vice President	3.3yrs	no data	no data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

Experienced Management: HPGS.F's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Simon Holden	Non-Executive Director	no data	US$37.06k	0.012% $ 196.9k
Francis Keeling	Non-Executive Director	less than a year	no data	0.0083% $ 130.6k
Vania Schlogel	Non-Executive Director	3.1yrs	no data	0.00083% $ 13.1k
Sylvia Coleman	Independent Non-Executive Director	4.7yrs	no data	0.0092% $ 145.3k
Andrew Wilkinson	Director	no data	US$42.36k	0.0066% $ 103.9k
Paul Burger	Non-Executive Director	6yrs	US$31.74k	0.0055% $ 86.2k
Robert Naylor	Independent Non-Executive Chairman	less than a year	no data	0.0083% $ 130.6k
Cindy Rampersaud	Non-Executive Director	no data	no data	0.0022% $ 35.2k

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HPGS.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appoints Cindy Rampersaud as Senior Independent Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Resignation of Sylvia Coleman as Independent Non-Executive Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appoints Christopher Mills as Independent Non-Executive Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Board Appointments

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Resignation of Andrew Wilkinson and Paul Burger as Non-Executive Directors

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 26, 2023

Recent updates

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited(LSE:SONG) dropped from FTSE 250 Index

Blackstone's $1.58 Billion Offer for Hipgnosis Declares as Final

Blackstone Sweetens Hipgnosis Offer to USD 1.58 Billion

Concord Confirms Its Offer for Hipgnosis Will Not Be Increased

Lyra Bidco Intends to Make a Request to the Financial Conduct Authority to Cancel the Listing of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund Shares from the Official List

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Provides Update Regarding Proposal from Blackstone

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appoints Cindy Rampersaud as Senior Independent Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Resignation of Sylvia Coleman as Independent Non-Executive Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appoints Christopher Mills as Independent Non-Executive Director

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Dec 19, 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Board Appointments

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Resignation of Andrew Wilkinson and Paul Burger as Non-Executive Directors

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 26, 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Interim Dividend for the Period from 1 April to 30 June 2023, Payable on 27 October 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appoints Cindy Rampersaud as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with Effect from 1 August 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Declares Interim Dividend for the Period from January 1 to March 31, 2023, Payable on 28 July 2023

New minor risk - Financial data availability

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Interim Dividend for the Period from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022, Payable on January 31, 2023

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Dec 08, 2022

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Interim Dividend for the Period from April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022, Payable on October 28, 2022

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, Annual General Meeting, Sep 21, 2022

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Declares Interim Dividend for the Period from January 1 to March 31, 2022, Payable on June 15, 2022

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces Interim Dividend for the Period from 1 October to 31 December 2021, Payable on 15 March 2022

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Declares Interim Dividend for the Period from 1 January to 31 March 2021, Payable on 28 May 2021

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Appointment of Richard Rowe as Executive Vice President

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited(LSE:SONC) dropped from FTSE 350 Index (GBP)

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited(LSE:SONC) dropped from FTSE All-Share Index (GBP)

Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited Announces the Appointment of L.A. Reid, to the Investment Adviser's Advisory Board

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