Malcolm Black joins the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) board as the New Zealand Writer Director, replacing Don McGlashan, who is stepping down.

As a songwriter, Malcolm won a Silver Scroll in 1984 with the Netherworld Dancing Toys for the For Today.

He has since focused on the business side of music as director of A&R at Sony Music NZ, co-manager of Neil Finn and Crowded House and establishing licensing and digital company Les Mills Music.

Additional nominations in the APRA NZ Writer election were received from Jan Hellriegel and Marshall Smith who were not elected to the board.

Expat Jenny Morris has returned as Chair of the APRA Board.

The New APRA Board

Jenny Morris OAM, Writer Director (re-elected, Chair)
Ian James, Mushroom Music (Deputy Chair)
Bob Aird, Universal Music Publishing (re-elected)
Marianna Annas, ABC Music Publishing (new to the Board)
Malcolm Black, NZ Writer Director (new to the Board)
Amanda Brown, Writer Director
Matthew Capper, Warner/Chappell Music Australia
Brendan Gallagher, Writer Director
Chris Neal, Writer Director
Damian Trotter, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (re-elected)
Philip Walker, Origin Music Group
Nigel Westlake, Writer Director
Outgoing: David Albert, J. Albert & Son; Don McGlashan, NZ Writer Director

The New AMCOS Board

Ian James, Mushroom Music (Chair)
Marianna Annas, ABC Music Publishing (Deputy Chair)
Bob Aird, Universal Music Publishing
Philip Burn, Hal Leonard
Matthew Capper, Warner/Chappell Music Australia
Jaime Gough, Native Tongue Music
Peter Hebbes, Hebbes Music Group
Clive Hodson, Perfect Pitch Publishing (new to the Board)
Steve McPherson, Hillsong Publishing
Simon Moor, Kobalt Music Group (re-elected)
Damian Trotter, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Philip Walker, Origin Music Group (re-elected)