Bernard Kobes

Bernard is CEO of the Dutch Collective Management Organization Buma/Stemra since 2019. Bernard has a 30-year track record in business management from which 20 year in the media, entertainment and music industry, where he worked as managing director/CEO for several national and international, private and public companies, including Dutch Broadcast Production Company (NOB), DutchView, Technicolor, Ericsson Media Services and the Dutch Local Public Broadcaster. He is experienced in transforming and leading organizations into a competitive digitized world. He holds a master’s in business science and one in Marketing. Nice to know, Bernard is a passionate trombone player.