Mushroom Music Co-CEO Chris Maund Reappointed to Merlin Board

Chris Maund, the co-CEO of Mushroom Music, has been reappointed to the Merlin board this week.

Merlin, the digital licensing partner for some of the world’s biggest independent labels and distributors, confirmed five new members for its 2026-27 board – Bugwu Aneto-Okeke, Measurable Accurate Digital Solutions (Nigeria); Charles Caldas, Exceleration (Portugal); Manami Ogawa, STARBASE (Japan); Rachel Buswell, Domino (UK); and Sascha Lazimbat, Zebralution (Germany).

Maund was one of ten names reappointed, which also includes Carlos Mills, Mills Records (Brazil); Darius Van Arman, Secretly Group (US); Golda Bitterli, Revelator (Israel); Justin West, Secret City Records (Canada); Louis Posen, Hopeless Records (US); Marie Clausen, Ninja Tune (US); Megan Jasper, Sub Pop (US); Pascal Bittard, IDOL (France); and Tom Deakin, AudioSalad (UK). 

Beggars Group and Merlin founder Martin Mills will continue to serve as a Director of Merlin Network.

Merlin also farewelled a number of outgoing board members this week including Eniko Gallasz (WMMusicDistribution), Fer Isella (limbo music), Jeffrey Chiang (Fluxus), Jennifer Newman Sharpe (Exceleration), Michael Ugwu (Freeme Digital), and Simon Wheeler (Beggars).

“We are delighted to welcome our new Board Members, each of whom brings a unique and high value perspective to Merlin,” Merlin CEO Charlie Lexton said.

“Merlin’s dedication to delivering unique benefits and best in class deals is at the heart of our mission. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, our Board’s experience across markets and business types is an invaluable resource in ensuring we continue to deliver premium value to our members around the world.”