STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CelebrityAccess) — Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia announced the promotions of Christoffer Lindh, who was named Head of A&R and Atena Banisaid, who was named General Manager at the company’s Stockholm office.
In his new role as at SMP, Lindh will oversee A&R operations at the music publisher. He has been part of the Sony Music Publishing team for more than a decade and has helped to sign multiple successful songwriters, producers and artists including Yung Lean and Sad Boys, Cashmere Cat, Scarlet Pleasure, Ronni Vindahl, AronChupa and Augustine, among others.
“It feels extremely fun and inspiring to step into this new role. I started my career here and have had the privilege of growing and learning under Johnny’s leadership. I am humbled to lead our amazing A&R team and together we will continue to build on the fantastic established foundation we have,” Lindh stated.
In her role as General Manager, Banisaid will focus on team building along with operational management at the division. She will continue as SMP Scandinavia’s representative on the Swedish Music Publishers Association board, and she contribute to the A&R team.
“I am incredibly happy and proud of the trust I have received in this elevation to the role of General Manager. These are both exciting and challenging times in our industry, and I cannot imagine a better team to grow and write history with! It is with enormous enthusiasm that I step forward into this new chapter,” Banisaid stated.
In their new roles, both Lindh and Banisaid will continue to report into Johnny Tennander, Managing Director and SVP A&R International, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia.
“It feels very good to elevate Christoffer and Atena to these key positions for Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia. They have for a long time both proven to be incredibly important to our A&R team, but also to our wider team and company. I’m sure this development will take us to new heights and it is a big, important step for our continued and future development,” said Johnny Tennander, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia Managing Director and SVP A&R International.
