BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill’s Contract Extended To 2029

BMI’s Board of Directors has announced a contract extension for President & CEO Mike O’Neill, extending his stewardship until December 31, 2029.

The company:

• BMI links songwriters with businesses and organizations that want to play their music publicly. It represents over 22.4 million musical works created and owned by more than 1.4 million songwriters, composers and music publishers.

• It was acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2024.

• O’Neill oversaw the administration of the $100 million allocation to songwriters, composers and publishers that came out of the sale.

Career highlights:

• O’Neill joined BMI in 1994 as Director, Group and National Accounts from CBS-TV Network.

• He was named CEO in September 2013, and assumed the additional title of President in July 2014.

• According to BMI, over the past 12 months O’Neill has overseen several initiatives to bolster BMI’s mission of protecting and growing the value of its affiliates’ music.

• These include increasing distributions for BMI’s songwriters, composers and publishers by 13% in FY 24.

• Expanding the headcount to support the company’s service upgrades and value creation plans.

• Investing in BMI’s technology to improve its product development and services.

What they said:

• Pete Masucci, Managing Director, New Mountain Capital and Chair of the BMI Board: “Under Mike O’Neill’s leadership, BMI has grown into the most successful performing rights organization in the business. With Mike’s ongoing guidance, BMI will continue to deliver on its commitment to modernize its infrastructure, invest in new technology and services and grow the value of its songwriters, composers and publishers’ music.”