Sony Music Publishing has appointed Roslyn Pineda as President, Asia, efficient instantly.
Pineda will succeed longtime SMP Asia President Carol Ng, who will stay with the corporate till her deliberate retirement on the finish of March this 12 months.
As President, Pineda might be answerable for overseeing artistic and enterprise operations throughout a number of territories in Asia. Pineda is tasked with strengthening key relationships with shoppers and trade companions and increasing international assist for SMP songwriters within the area.
She might be primarily based out of Hong Kong and can report on to Sony Music Publishing President, Worldwide, Man Henderson.
Pineda joins the music publishing enterprise from Sony Music, the place she most just lately held the place of Normal Supervisor, Philippines and previous to that, Vice President, Artist Relations & Enterprise Growth, Asia.
Having labored on the report label each in Hong Kong and earlier within the Philippines since 2001, Pineda has labored with a broad number of artists each Asian and Western, together with John Mayer, F4, Leehom Wang, Jessi, Sekai No Owari, Ricky Martin, Alicia Keys, and One Course.
From late 2018, Pineda oversaw the reopening of SME’s Philippines workplace, signed Ben&Ben, SB19 and IV OF SPADES, led the acquisition of the ABS-CBN music catalogue in 2024, and she or he was honored as Billboard Philippines’ first-ever Music Trade Govt of the 12 months in 2025. Earlier than working in music, Pineda started her profession in advertising at Unilever.
Ng first joined the corporate in 1998 as Finance and Admin Supervisor, was later promoted to CFO, Asia, then Regional MD Asia, earlier than being promoted to President, Asia in 2021.
Since then, Ng has overseen the enterprise throughout the Asian market, managing strategic enlargement with the launch of a number of new places of work within the area, together with Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2021, Bangkok, Thailand, in 2025, and paving the way in which for Manila, the Philippines, later this 12 months.
“I’m so happy that Ros will take over the reigns as President for SMP Asia, which is one in every of our most essential and repeatedly increasing worldwide areas.”
Man Henderson, SMP
On the appointment of Roslyn Pineda as President, Asia, Sony Music Publishing President, Worldwide Man Henderson stated: “I’m so happy that Ros will take over the reigns as President for SMP Asia, which is one in every of our most essential and repeatedly increasing worldwide areas.
“With Ros’s success within the artist improvement and artistic house, in addition to her expertise of greater than 20 years within the music enterprise, she brings a brand new focus to the area to additional increase our enterprise into the long run.”
On the retirement of Carol Ng, Sony Music Publishing President, Worldwide Man Henderson added: “Carol Ng has led our firm in Asia with nice distinction and success for a few years. Throughout her time, she expanded our enterprise into new territories and established us because the main writer throughout the area.
“Her contributions have positioned our workforce for additional development, and we’re extremely grateful for all that he has performed for the corporate.”
Carol Ng stated: “All through all these years my workforce and I’ve had good synergies with one another, we’ve got labored and constructed collectively the main market place within the area. It has due to this fact been a tough choice for me to retire however there’s a time for every part.
“I’m wanting ahead to spending extra time with my household and a private plan to regularly keep extra within the UK.”
“I stay up for collaborating with our gifted workforce and dealing carefully with Man Henderson and Jon Platt to empower our songwriters throughout Asia.”
Roslyn Pineda
Roslyn Pineda stated: “I’m thrilled to tackle this management function at Sony Music Publishing Asia throughout such an thrilling time for our trade and our area.
“I stay up for collaborating with our gifted workforce and dealing carefully with Man Henderson and Jon Platt to empower our songwriters throughout Asia. Collectively, we are going to foster a vibrant, energetic atmosphere that prioritizes creativity and innovation, making certain that the voices of our creators are heard and celebrated. Eager to make nice issues occur!”Music Enterprise Worldwide
