Orfium woos top executives

Greek startup Orfium has grown so much that it is now attracting the attention of foreign senior executives such as Universal Music Group's former general counsel Richard Constant. He is the new chairman at the innovative Los Angeles-based firm that has developed a platform that identifies online music copyright violations.

Orfium, which employs 200 people in various countries, including 110 in Athens, grabbed Constant's attention with its "considerable potential" and the quality of Greek graduates in the sector. "I see Orfium growing as the music business grows, developing new systems and selling those systems globally," he states.

Rob Wells became the company's chief executive officer in January 2018 after years of experience with BMG and Universal in Britain and the US. Then, more recently, Constant followed Wells, a former colleague, into Orfium. He tells...

Continue reading on: