ASCAP Promotes Hayley Dukes to SVP of Licensing

ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, has announced the promotion of Hayley Dukes to Senior Vice President, Licensing.

The role:

• Dukes is responsible for negotiating, analyzing, and operationalizing complex multi-year deals for public performance music rights across a range of major digital, broadcast, cable and radio entities.

• She will report to ASCAP Executive Vice President, Head of Licensing Stephanie Ruyle.

Backstory:

• Dukes joined ASCAP as Vice President, Licensing, in 2020.

• Prior she worked as VP of Licensing and Operations and as Director of Digital Business Development at AMC Networks.

What they said:

• Stephanie Ruyle: “Hayley’s deep knowledge of audiovisual industry operations has made her a key player on the ASCAP licensing team. I’m looking forward to working further with her as we continue to respond to licensee needs in the evolving media landscape while driving fair compensation for ASCAP members.”