Silvia Montello has been named CEO of AFEM: Association for Electronic Music.

Based in London, Montello recently served as the Head of Business Development at Blokur prior to joining Audio Network as its Head of Operations in 2021. She replaces Greg Marshall at AFEM, who served as GM.

“Silvia has established herself as a powerful voice in the electronic music industry throughout her impressive career along with a proven track record of establishing and growing companies to their full potential,” said Ben Turner & Kurosh Nasseri, Co-Founders and Chairs of AFEM. “She will be the first female CEO of AFEM.”

“AFEM has already achieved so much in its first 10 years, and I thank Greg and the team for their incredible work laying the foundations for the Association to further extend its reach,” added Montello.

With over 30 years of experience, Montello joined AFEM as a committee member in 2019 and previously held senior executive positions at Our Price Music, Gramophone Publications, PolyGram/Universal, BMG and Kobalt Music/AWAL, where she was SVP of Operations. Montello will also continue to serve as CEO of Voicebox Consulting, which she founded in 2011, and is the co-founder and current Director of electronic label #REMARQABL.

Additionally, Montello will give one of the opening keynotes at this year’s International Music Summit in Ibiza (4/27-29) to commemorate ten years of the AFEM.