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Dawn Dobson

Questioner · DISC type c
Chief Financial Officer at Ninja Tune
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Dawn Dobson is the Chief Financial Officer at Ninja Tune, an independent record label recently acquired by Concord. She is an experienced finance and operations leader with expertise in accountancy, royalties, and systems transformation, and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

She is actively involved in the independent music community, serving as a mentor for the Merlin Engage program, which is dedicated to supporting and empowering female leaders within the industry. Her interests also include media and music publishing.

Unique fact: Under her financial leadership, Ninja Tune reduced its artist royalty payment processing time by 50% by implementing new automated systems.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Dawn shows up

Systematic
Not Easily Convinced
Price-Sensitive

They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.

Priorities

Topics Dawn cares about

Financial Transformation
Led the implementation of automated payment platforms like Tipalti to streamline complex global artist royalty payouts and improve operational scalability.
Music Industry M&A
As a key member of the leadership team, she is navigating Ninja Tune's recent acquisition by Concord, ensuring the label's culture and ethos are maintained.
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Career

Work history

4-2017
Chief Financial Officer
Ninja Tune
1-2016
Finance Director
Ninja Tune
2-2015 - 12-2015
Head of Support Operations
Bouncepad
9-2014 - 12-2015
Financial Controller
Bouncepad
6-2012 - 9-2014
Manager
Wellers Accountants
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2006 - 2009
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA
2001 - 2004
BSc (Hons)
City St George’s, University of London
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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