{"id":2151602,"date":"2025-11-12T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2151602"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:14:43","slug":"indie-licensing-agency-merlin-reveals-new-ceo-promoting-from-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/indie-licensing-agency-merlin-reveals-new-ceo-promoting-from-within\/","title":{"rendered":"Indie licensing agency Merlin reveals new CEO, promoting from within"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<p>Earlier this year, Jeremy Sirota announced that he would be stepping down from his role as CEO of independent-music licensing agency Merlin at the end of 2025. You may have read <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/musically.com\/2025\/09\/18\/jeremy-sirotas-pre-exit-interview-the-marketplace-needs-a-strong-merlin\/\">our pre-exit interview with him in September<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning, Merlin has announced his successor, and it\u2019s a promotion from within. The new CEO is Charlie Lexton, who has been Merlin\u2019s chief operating officer since 2020, and involved with the agency since it was founded in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am delighted at the opportunity to lead this organisation. My focus is on our members \u2013 the most significant grouping of independent music companies in the world \u2013 and on the Merlin team, our incredibly hard working and dedicated staff,\u201d said Lexton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lexton\u2019s appointment comes after a search for a new CEO that included external figures, with Merlin chairperson Darius Van Arman referring in his statement to meeting \u201ca number of extraordinary leaders\u201d. However, Lexton was the ultimate choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCharlie Lexton has earned the trust of the Merlin membership by consistently delivering immense value throughout the organisation\u2019s history,\u201d said Van Arman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am extremely confident that under his stewardship and working closely with the exceptional Merlin team, Merlin will reach new heights and further enable the independence of the world\u2019s leading music companies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Merlin management board member Marie Clausen also praised Lexton as \u201ca brilliant strategist and remarkable negotiator who has earned the respect of our membership, team, and partners\u201d, while Sirota hailed him as \u201ca great partner in evolving Merlin into what it is today\u201d.<\/p>\n<section id=\"block-35\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><nav class=\"jp-relatedposts-i2 wp-block-jetpack-related-posts\" data-layout=\"grid\" aria-label=\"Related Stories\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Stories<\/h3><\/nav><\/section><section id=\"block-32\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\"><aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<\/section><section id=\"block-25\" class=\"below-content widget widget_block\">\n\n<\/section>\t<\/div>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source musically.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, Jeremy Sirota announced that he would be stepping down from his role as CEO of independent-music licensing agency Merlin at the end of 2025. You may have read our pre-exit interview with him in September. This morning, Merlin has announced his successor, and it\u2019s a promotion from within. 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