Our TEAM

President

Oleg Gutium has been the President of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. Since 2004, Oleg Gutium has been the Director of the Public Organization National Association COPYRIGHT, representing all the authors in Moldova. He has been working in the music industry since 1990. He founded the company CDSound Records in 1992, engaged in wholesale and retail music media sales, pioneering the distribution of licensed...

Secretary General

Giga Kobaladze has been the Secretary General of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. As an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer, Giga Kobaladze has had leading roles in different sectors of the creative industries. He has been working as a chair of the Georgian Copyright Association (GCA) – a collective management organisation (CMO) since 2011. His previous working experience is also related...

Chair of the Board

Ainura Yesendikova has been Chair of the Board of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. Since 2020, she has worked as Financial Director at the Republican Public Association – Kazakhstan Authors’ Society (KazAK), a collective management organization (CMO). Since 2023, she has been the General Director of KazAK. Her previous work experience also spans various public and private sectors...

Member of the board

Valeri Kharchyshyn has been a Member of the Board of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. Valeri Kharchyshyn is the Director General of the non-governmental organization - Ukrainian Agency of Copyright and Related Rights, leader and vocalist of the Ukrainian band Druga Rika, an actor, and a public figure...

Member of the board

Susanna Nersisyan has been a Member of the Board of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. Susanna Nersisyan is the Director General of the public organization for the management of copyright and related rights Armauthor. She has been working as the CEO of Armauthor since 2001...

Member of the board

Bakhtiyor Usmanov has been a Member of the Board of GAAPO, the Global Alliance of Authors and Performers Organizations, since 2023. Bakhtiyor Usmanov has been the Executive Director of SIIP, the Chamber for the Protection of Copyright of Authors, Creators and Performers of the Republic of Uzbekistan since 2021...