# Executive Turntable: Barbara Cane Retires From BMI After 50 Years; Ron Broitman Named Global Synch President at WMG

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/executive-turntable-barbara-cane-retires-from-bmi-after-50-years-ron-broitman-named-global-synch-president-at-wmg/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:28:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:40:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/lists/executive-turntable-barbara-cane-retires-from-bmi/
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Government, Music, Politics, Technology

## Key points

- Barbara Cane retires from BMI after five decades.
- She will advise BMI chief executive Mike O’Neill.
- WMG names Ron Broitman global synchronisation president.

## Summary

Barbara Cane is retiring from BMI after 50 years, having spent her career supporting songwriters in creative and leadership roles across the company. She will continue as an adviser to BMI chief executive Mike O’Neill, keeping her experience available to the organisation and its writers.

Cane joined BMI part-time in 1970 while still at school and later led its Los Angeles office and held creative posts in New York, Los Angeles and London. Her honours include the NMPA Lifetime Service Award in 2019 and recognition among Billboard’s Top Women in Music in 2011 and 2024. The article also reports that Warner Music Group has appointed Ron Broitman president of global synchronisation, bringing its recorded music and publishing teams together under his leadership.

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