Beteille Named Music Business Association Board Chairman

Music Business Association has elected Fred Beteille, Product Manager at YouTube to its Board of Directors. He replaces outgoing chairman Rachelle Friedman of J&R Music & Computer World, who retired from the board after serving seven terms.
“Fred has been a tremendous asset to the Music Biz Board, and we’re thrilled to have him as our Chairman,” said James Donio, President of Music Biz. “Fred is a key player in the digital music marketplace with a keen understanding of the technological, legal and business issues currently facing the industry. We look forward to working with him to move the entire music business forward.”
Prior to joining YouTube, Beteille was Senior Vice President of Operations and Technology at the Google-acquired RightsFlow, where he oversaw the company’s licensing and royalty administration functions and technologies. He previously also held the positions of Senior Director of Strategic Technology and Director of Business Affairs at HFA. Beteille is also a musician and songwriter, and holds a degree in Music Business Management from New York University.