As President and Chief Operating Officer, Ben leads the daily operations of the business.  Ben oversees the maximization of opportunities for the administered catalogues as well as leading on strategic initiatives, such as the development of Hipgnosis’ proprietary technology and data platform.

Ben joined Hipgnosis in 2022. He has almost two decade’s experience working in the music industry with particular expertise in the commercial and operational management of songs and recordings. Most recently he was Chief Operating Officer at BMG where he spent 7 years helping to enable the company’s rapid growth. Ben began his career at Counterpoint Systems, the leading provider of music rights and royalties software solutions, where he worked across software engineering, product management and professional services consulting.