Peermusic Promotes Jody Farber to CFO as Longtime Finance Chief Retires.
Music publisher and neighboring rights company Peermusic has made its second senior leadership change of the year, promoting Jody Farber to chief financial officer. The move was announced Tuesday by executive chair Ralph Peer II and CEO Mary Megan Peer. Farber, who joined the company in 2024 as senior vice president of finance and strategy, will be based in New York and report directly to Mary Megan Peer.
Her appointment follows last month's promotion of Paul Smelt to the newly created role of COO, overseeing the day-to-day administration of publishing and neighboring rights divisions across Peermusic's global offices. As CFO, Farber will lead all financial operations, including global treasury, budgeting, accounting, reporting, deal analysis and long-term strategic planning. She will work closely with Peermusic’s worldwide leadership team to support the company’s ongoing growth.
Farber succeeds longtime finance chief Bill Gorjance, who is stepping down after two decades in the role. During his tenure, Gorjance helped triple the company's revenues, expand its footprint into Korea and China, strengthen its neighboring rights business and modernize financial and administrative systems. He will continue his involvement with Peermusic part-time as international vice president of the company's classical division.
Before joining Peermusic, Farber spent 25 years in finance roles across the music, entertainment and nonprofit sectors, holding senior posts at Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment South Africa, World Wrestling Entertainment and the South African nonprofit loveLife Trust. She has also served on boards and finance committees for several South African music rights organizations.
In a joint statement, the Peers praised Gorjance’s contributions and expressed confidence in Farber's leadership. "Bill's contributions go well beyond the financial and his wisdom has left an indelible mark on our company and writers," they said. "As CFO, we are confident that Jody will ensure that peermusic's profitable growth continues."
Farber called her tenure "a dream job" and said she was happy to hand a debt-free balance sheet over to Jody, while Farber said she was honored to carry forward Gorjance's legacy.
"I look forward to leveraging my industry experience and finance expertise while collaborating with our global finance teams," she said. "Together we aim to serve our clients and business partners, ensuring the ongoing financial strength and success of our organization and our creative community."
Founded in 1928, Peermusic operates 39 offices in 33 countries and is the world’s largest independent music publishing and neighboring rights company.
Music publisher and neighboring rights company Peermusic has made its second senior leadership change of the year, promoting Jody Farber to chief financial officer. The move was announced Tuesday by executive chair Ralph Peer II and CEO Mary Megan Peer. Farber, who joined the company in 2024 as senior vice president of finance and strategy, will be based in New York and report directly to Mary Megan Peer.
Her appointment follows last month's promotion of Paul Smelt to the newly created role of COO, overseeing the day-to-day administration of publishing and neighboring rights divisions across Peermusic's global offices. As CFO, Farber will lead all financial operations, including global treasury, budgeting, accounting, reporting, deal analysis and long-term strategic planning. She will work closely with Peermusic’s worldwide leadership team to support the company’s ongoing growth.
Farber succeeds longtime finance chief Bill Gorjance, who is stepping down after two decades in the role. During his tenure, Gorjance helped triple the company's revenues, expand its footprint into Korea and China, strengthen its neighboring rights business and modernize financial and administrative systems. He will continue his involvement with Peermusic part-time as international vice president of the company's classical division.
Before joining Peermusic, Farber spent 25 years in finance roles across the music, entertainment and nonprofit sectors, holding senior posts at Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment South Africa, World Wrestling Entertainment and the South African nonprofit loveLife Trust. She has also served on boards and finance committees for several South African music rights organizations.
In a joint statement, the Peers praised Gorjance’s contributions and expressed confidence in Farber's leadership. "Bill's contributions go well beyond the financial and his wisdom has left an indelible mark on our company and writers," they said. "As CFO, we are confident that Jody will ensure that peermusic's profitable growth continues."
Farber called her tenure "a dream job" and said she was happy to hand a debt-free balance sheet over to Jody, while Farber said she was honored to carry forward Gorjance's legacy.
"I look forward to leveraging my industry experience and finance expertise while collaborating with our global finance teams," she said. "Together we aim to serve our clients and business partners, ensuring the ongoing financial strength and success of our organization and our creative community."
Founded in 1928, Peermusic operates 39 offices in 33 countries and is the world’s largest independent music publishing and neighboring rights company.
Jody Farber slaying as CFO! I'm so hyped for her, she's got that finance magic 
! Congrats to Bill Gorjance too, what an amazing 2-decade run 
! Peermusic is in good hands with these two rockstars 
. Can't wait to see the growth and success under Jody's leadership 
peermusic's move to promote jody farber as cfo makes sense 
jody farber sounds like a total rockstar 
been around the block like bill gorjance for decades, but it's awesome to see someone fresh in and bringing new energy 
25 years in finance? that's no joke! i'm curious to see how she'll tackle those budgets and financials 
hopefully she won't mess with peermusic's profits 
. I mean, she's got some serious experience under her belt from her time in finance roles across different industries, which is perfect for this position. It'll be interesting to see how she brings in some fresh ideas while still building on Bill Gorjance's legacy 
. The company's growth over the past few years is a testament to his hard work, so it's good to hear they're confident in Farber's leadership skills 
i mean, gorjance helped triple the company's revenues and expand into new markets... but it sounds like farber has some awesome experience under her belt too. maybe she can bring in some fresh ideas to keep peermusic growing strong 
. Bill Gorjance's 20-year run as finance chief is no joke, he did some amazing things for the company 
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gorjance retired after 20 yrs tho, he must be ready for a life of leisure 
gotta give it up for bill though, tripled revenues and all 
. Not surprised they promoted from within, Peermusic seems like a pretty solid company with a long history. Glad to see they're continuing their growth strategy with someone who has industry experience & finance expertise under her belt 
. Also curious to see how Peermusic adapts to changes in the music publishing landscape 
. Anyway, good luck to Jody Farber as she takes on this new role 
guess we'll just have to wait and see how she does at the helm 
Anyway, Jody Farber seems like a solid choice to take over, and I'm sure she'll do great things. But, you know what they say: "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"... haha, nope, not this case