Charles Caldas (GB)

Charles Caldas is CEO of Merlin – the global rights agency representing the world’s most important independent music companies – and has 20 years of experience in the music and digital media industries, including a long-term position as CEO of Shock Records. Merlin acts to ensure its members have effective access to new and emerging revenue streams and that their rights are appropriately valued and protected. These members embody over 20,000 independent record labels and distributors, representing some of the world’s most important independent artists, and command around a 10% share of the global and US music market.