ASCAP - ASCAP BOSS TO STEP DOWN

ASCAP BOSS TO STEP DOWN

Award-winning songwriter MARILYN BERGMAN is to step down as President and Chairman of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) after 15 years in charge.
The three-time Oscar winner was the first woman to be elected to the ASCAP Board of Directors and was named President and Chairman of the Board in 1994. She will continue to serve as an active Board Member.
Commenting on her decision, Bergman says, "I am grateful to have had the honour of serving as the President and Chairman of ASCAP for 15 years, and am exceedingly proud of all that was accomplished during my tenure.
"I will continue to be a passionate advocate for all music creators through my work on the ASCAP Board of Directors. But in terms of the Presidency itself, I see that now is the right time to step down."
Bergman and her husband and songwriting partner Alan Bergman have just completed work on Steven Soderbergh's film The Informant, and the couple is currently working on two musicals, among other projects.