Kyle Elwin appointed People and Culture Lead at Merlin

MerlinThe global rights agency for independent brands, has appointed Kyle Elwin as the newly created People & Culture Team Leader.

Based in New York City, Elwin will report directly to Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin, which says their membership represents 15% of the music market.

Merlin says the role of Team Leader for People & Culture “is key as the company has doubled in size since 2020, with a global team now spanning four countries and nine cities”.

In previous roles, Elwin has supported teams working with brands ranging from McDonald’s, Starbucks, Walmart and Disney, to HBO, Hulu, SpotifyAirbnb and JetBlue.

Elwin previously worked at mParticle, a B2B customer data platform, as a Human Resources Business Partner.

There, she worked with teams across the organization to identify improvements and create solutions.

During her time at mParticle, she also led diverse and inclusive practices and programs.

Merlin says Elwin helped elevate mParticle to Crain’s “Best Places to Work in NYC” list every year from 2016 to 2020.

In addition, according to Merlin, during her nearly four-year tenure, she oversaw the company’s restructuring and growth as it more than doubled in size.

“The opportunity to help nurture the people and culture at Merlin is an incredible one.”

Kyle Elwin

“The opportunity to help nurture the people and culture at Merlin is an incredible one,” says Elwin.

“In this role, I am excited to bring my knowledge of people, cultures, processes and productivity to help the global team.

“My vision is for them to get the best value out of their role as they support Merlin’s mission to help independents around the world stay independent.”

“Combined with a passion for fostering a culture of positivity and change, Kyle will be an integral member of the Merlin team and help shape our people and culture vision across the global team.” our request.”

Jeremy Sirota, Merlin

Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota added: “Kyle comes at a great time in this critically important role for Merlin to encourage communication, coordination and foster a range of perspectives.

“Combined with a passion for fostering a culture of positivity and change, Kyle will be an integral member of the Merlin team and help shape our people and culture vision across the global team.” our request.”

Merlin has teams in London, New York, North Carolina, the Netherlands and Tokyo.Worldwide music business