Tom Ferguson

Performer Services Executive, PPL

Edinburgh-born, London-based Tom Ferguson is Performer Services Executive at PPL, the music licensing/collective management organisation which collects/distributes royalties for performers and record companies generated by the use of recorded music in broadcast/public performance. A former International Editor of global music industry magazine Billboard, Tom joined PPL in June 2012; his role there largely focuses on tracing ‘missing in action’ performers or their beneficiaries around the world to ensure they receive their royalties. In that role, Tom draws on his experience and contacts from a 40+ year career in the music industry, working for record distributors/labels, in music publicity and journalism, as well as having been a performer himself.