Peter Leathem

Chief Executive Officer, PPL

Peter Leathem OBE was appointed Chief Executive Officer at PPL in 2012, after holding several senior positions within the company. Prior to joining PPL in 2002, he was a partner with City law firm GSC Solicitors, where he specialised in intellectual property.

Peter is a director of VPL (the music video licensing company), PPL PRS Ltd (the public performance licensing joint venture company with PRS for Music), and UK Music. He is also Chair of BAPAM (a healthcare charity for those in the performing arts), a member of the SCAPR board (the organisation for collective management organisations around the world representing performers) and a Trustee of the Ivors Academy Trust.

In his Majesty the King’s New Year Honours List (December 2022) Peter was awarded the honour of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (“OBE”) for services to the music industry.