Key Takeaways

• Leadership Changes: John Reston has been appointed as the chair of ICMP’s Industry Metrics Expert Group.
• Regional Focus: Damian Rinaldi will lead the Asia Pacific regional group, addressing market-specific issues.
• New Appointments: Frederica Wong has been named vice chair for the APAC region.
• Industry Impact: ICMP represents about 90% of the world’s commercially released music.

ICMP, the global music publishing trade body, unveils the appointment of several top industry executives to its industry metrics expert group, and to its dedicated Asia Pacific regional group.

John Reston, Universal Music Publishing Group president of global administration, is named as chair of ICMP’s Industry Metrics Expert Group, the recently-formed specialized international group that’s populated by senior representatives of member companies and selected execs from its 80 national industry trade associations.

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As chair, Reston will guide a group that was instrumental in the creation of the first-ever ICMP Music Publishing Markets Analysis.

At the same time, Damian Rinaldi, CEO of AMPAL, ICMP’s Australasian national trade body member, is appointed as chair of ICMP Global Regional Group – Asia Pacific, one of five regional bodies that includes North America, Europe, LatAm and Africa. Each of those groups gather ICMP’s companies, national group MPAs and ICMP teams to tackle region-specific market issues.

The newly-appointed vice chair for APAC is Frederica Wong, Asia director for Kobalt Music Group.

“APAC remains ICMP’s busiest region, it being one of intense industrial challenges, sharp market growth and advocacy challenges – from Australia to South Korea, from Hong Kong to India, and beyond,” comments John Phelan, ICMP director general.

The trade body’s industry metrics group, he continues, has underpinned the first-ever Music Publishing Markets Analysis survey, “and we have exciting future plans.”

Adds Jackie Alway, ICMP chair and Universal Music Publishing Group EVP / MPA U.K.: “ICMP’s Expert and Regional Groups play a vital role in shaping the operations and future directions of our industry across multiple facets.”

ICMP represents roughly 90% of the world’s commercially released music — more than 170 million tracks. Last year, the organization’s first-ever report on international music revenue found that the earnings from 16 of the top music markets was worth more than $11 billion. The actual global total is much higher.

More recently, in December 2026, ICMP welcomed Believe Music Publishing as a worldwide member, adding the company to its “professional membership” ranks.