Songtradr hires Steven Moran as CFO

Music licensing platform Songtradr has announced the hire of Steven Moran as chief financial officer.

As CFO, Moran will direct and oversee all financial actions for the global music tech company. He will be responsible for global forecasts and financial growth strategies for all 16 countries the company operates in.

Over the past 12 months, the company said it had grown from 100 employees to 330.

Moran replaces Clare Nicholls, who has taken on the role of chief corporate development and strategy officer and in turn joins Songtradr’s board of directors.

She will now lead strategic M&A which supports the company’s existing tech and data offerings across the B2B music industry.

Paul Wiltshire, Songtradr’s CEO, was full of praise for both leaders.

“Steven’s impressive track record with SEEK makes him the ideal person for this position. We wanted someone who is exceptional in their field, deeply understands technology and can move with us at the rapid pace we are scaling our business,” he said.

“I’m delighted to continue working closely with Clare Nicholls in her new role as our chief corporate development and strategy officer and welcome her to the board of directors. She has been a key leader on our executive team and led our highly successful M&A activities to date. With the expansion of our business, Clare’s focus will now be centred on highly strategic M&A activity, a key pillar of our accelerated growth plans.”

New recruit Moran was equally impressed with the business.

“Songtradr has seen tremendous growth since launching in 2016,” said Steven Moran. “I was impressed by the scale of its global B2B music platform and excited to join a team that is focused on changing the music industry for good,” he said.

Songtradr completed its Series D funding round in June 2021, bringing the company’s total funding to date to over US$100 million. Its clients include TikTok, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Google and Coca-Cola.