Ralph W. Peer has been named Managing Director, peermusic Australia, expanding his role at the publishing firm to oversee creative and administrative operations for the company in the Australasia region.
The news was announced on Tuesday (October 4) by Mary Megan Peer, Chief Executive Officer, peermusic. The company says that the move marks an increased focus for peermusic in the region.
peermusic was founded by Ralph S. Peer (Ralph W. Peer’s grandfather) in 1927. With Ralph S. Peer’s passing in 1960, his wife Monique Peer took on the role of peermusic’s CEO and continued to lead the company for the next 20 years.
Ralph Peer II took over leadership of the company in the early 1980’s and today serves as Executive Chair. Mary Megan Peer has served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer since December 2020.
Peer will be based out of the Sydney offices and will report jointly to Kathy Spanberger, peermusic’s President of the region, and to Bill Gorjance, peermusic’s worldwide Chief Financial Officer.
Ralph W. Peer will also continue directing peermusic initiatives as their Vice President of peermusic’s African and Middle East operations.
In his new role, Peer will be expanding his responsibilities to oversee all creative and administrative operations in Australia, Fiji, New Guinea and New Zealand.
Ralph W. Peer joined peermusic full-time in August 2019 working in Business Affairs in the London office while also assuming responsibilities for the company’s African and Middle East operations.
In 2022, Peer was appointed Managing Director of the company’s South Africa office.
In addition to creative and administrative operations, Ralph W. Peer will be working to expand peermusic’s Film/TV business in the region with a focus on offering music supervision/scoring packages to local production companies in Australia and New Zealand.
“Our entire peermusic team joins me in wishing Ralph continued success as he works to provide our peermusic songwriters and business partners with the upmost level of service and attention.”
Kathy Spanberger, peermusic
“I’m confident that Ralph will be a driving force in the continued development of the company’s Australasian operations, working to maintain high standards for the peermusic song catalog as well as to sign and develop contemporary repertoire,” said Kathy Spanberger.
“Our entire peermusic team joins me in wishing Ralph continued success as he works to provide our peermusic songwriters and business partners with the upmost level of service and attention.”
“I look forward to working with the peermusic team in Sydney and further contributing to peermusic’s future while working to advance and build upon the career trajectories of our clients in the region.”
Ralph W. Peer
Ralph W. Peer, added: “I look forward to working with the peermusic team in Sydney and further contributing to peermusic’s future while working to advance and build upon the career trajectories of our clients in the region.
“I’m thankful to Kathy and the peermusic team for giving me the opportunity to lead our Australasian operations in the years ahead. It’s an incredible honor to work with a team that is so dedicated to giving our clients and business partners every advantage to help them succeed.”
In 2018, peermusic acquired UK-based Accorder Music, now operating as peermusic Accorder. This specialist division’s roster of composers compose for TV shows such as The Great British Bake Off, River Monsters, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Hunted, Endeavour, BBC Natural World, The Jesus Code, How We Got To Now, The Great American Read, Becca’s Bunch and Teletubbies.]Music Business Worldwide