# Former Kobalt exec Simon Dennett joins music rights tech firm Spanish Point as Chief Product Officer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-kobalt-exec-simon-dennett-joins-music-rights-tech-firm-spanish-point-as-chief-product-officer/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:09:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:27:36+00:00
- Original publisher: Music Business Worldwide
- Original article: https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/former-kobalt-exec-simon-dennett-joins-music-rights-tech-firm-spanish-point-as-chief-product-officer/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Europe, Music, World

## Key points

- Simon Dennett will lead Matching Engine’s international expansion.
- The platform serves CMOs in 13 countries.
- Clients expect to distribute over €1.2 billion in royalties this year.

## Summary

Former Kobalt executive Simon Dennett has joined Irish technology company Spanish Point Technologies as Chief Product Officer. He will lead the international expansion of Matching Engine, its music rights platform used by collective management organisations, as demand grows for systems that can handle increasingly complex data and AI-related challenges.

Dennett spent 14 years at Kobalt in product, technology and commercial roles, helping develop its digital collection society amra and products supporting AWAL. Matching Engine, launched in 2018 and built on Microsoft Azure, serves organisations including IMRO, SOCAN, TONO and Koda across 13 countries. Spanish Point says its clients are expected to distribute more than €1.2 billion in royalties to over 500,000 creators and rights holders this year; the company has also appointed technology investor Brian Caulfield as chair and grown to more than 120 staff.

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