Johannes Everding

Since 2019, Johannes Everding has been working as Director of Business Development at GEMA (Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights) with focus on performance rights/ public performance. In this role he is responsible for the tariffs, overall contract partnerships, management of collection mandates assigned to GEMA by other German collecting societies, and the leadership of business development collaborations and projects. Before joining GEMA, Mr. Everding gathered over 20 years of experience in the television and music industry. His outstanding career includes key leadership positions at renowned media companies such as Discovery Networks, joint ventures with SPIEGEL-TV and ORF, as well as Deutsche Grammophon. His current tasks include leading the Music Impact Study.