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Naomi Pohl Formally Takes Up Role of MU General Secretary

Following her election to the role on Monday 7 March, today on Wednesday 23 March, Naomi Pohl formally takes up the role of MU General Secretary.

Published: 23 March 2022 | 11:35 AM
MU General Secretary Naomi Pohl stands in a crowd, chanting and cheering with placards that read
“I am committed to delivering for every musician, wherever they are based and however they make music.” Photo credit: Jonathan Stewart

Naomi Pohl formally takes up the role of MU General Secretary today, Wednesday 23 March, following her election to the role on Monday 7 March.

Naomi said: “Coming out of the pandemic and post-Brexit, the Musicians’ Union is more crucial to musicians than ever. I am thrilled to have been elected by our members and I am committed to delivering for every musician, wherever they are based and however they make music.”

Horace Trubridge will be staying with the MU for a handover period until September while the union recruits for a third Secretariat member.

As well as handing over duties to Naomi, he is elected Vice President of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM), he will remain involved in the #FixStreaming campaign until September, and he has also been elected to the PPL Board in his own right.

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