Natalie Waller Re-Elected Chair of ARIA Board

SYDNEY, Australia — Natalie Waller is re-elected chair of the ARIA board, while Sean Warner is named deputy chair. Waller, who serves as head of ABC Music at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), the reigning independent label of the year at the AIR Awards, was first elected ARIA chair in 2021, becoming the first female appointed to the top role.

At ABC Music, Waller works closely with some of Australia’s leading artists and has guided the label to unprecedented success with the triple j brand across initiatives such as Like A Version. Related New Levels Strike Global Partnership With Virgin Music Group, Signs Hooligan Hefs & More Lars Brandle Separately, Waller is a director on the Country Music Association (CMA) board in the United States, is a mentor in the AIR Women in Music program and, previously, served four years as vice president of the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA).

“I’m deeply honored to be re-elected as chair of the ARIA board,” she remarks in a statement. “ARIA’s advocacy and leadership are essential to strengthening Australia’s music industry, and...