SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste resigns; Jennifer Brown steps in as interim CEO

TORONTO — SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) announced Tuesday afternoon its CEO, Eric Baptiste (pictured left), has resigned, effective immediately. With the end of the current CEO contract approaching, Baptiste thought it was time to move on and he and SOCAN’s board reached a mutual decision to end his tenure now, says the news release. “We thank Eric Baptiste for his leadership over the past 10 years,” said Marc Ouellette, president and chair of SOCAN’s board of directors, in the news release. “During this time, SOCAN has seen growth and has maintained its presence...