A chartered management accountant and IP expert, Mike Weatherley was previously Group Finance Director for a manufacturing company acquired via MBO (and awarded two Queen’s Awards for Industry in 1999 and 2000).
He was subsequently Finance Director of record producer Pete Waterman’s group of businesses and then MP for Hove (2010 to 2015 including being IP advisor to Prime Minister David Cameron). He rejoined MPLC in 2015 and became CEO of MPLC in January 2019.
Mike’s passionate about ensuring creative people are rightfully paid for their work and keeping funding flowing through creative industries.