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Simon Hutson

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Chief Executive Officer at Copyright Licensing Agency
📍 Godalming, England, United Kingdom

Simon Hutson is the CEO of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), leveraging over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles at major media organizations including the BBC, Reuters, and Cision. He focuses on commercial leadership and strategic innovation across publishing, media, and technology. He holds a degree in History from UCL.

As an investor, founder, and advisor for various startups, Simon is deeply involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. He has founded a seed-stage consultancy to help consumer technology and digital media startups collaborate with larger corporations. People who have worked with him describe him as a "highly professional commercial executive" and a "coach and mentor. "

He received a Queens Award for Enterprise on behalf of a BBC joint venture and was invited to accept the award from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Godalming, England, United Kingdom
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AI Content Licensing
As CEO of CLA, he is actively involved in discussions around collective licensing for generative AI, recently speaking on the topic at The London Book Fair.
Digital Media Strategy
His career includes senior digital roles such as SVP at BBC Digital and Managing Director of Reuters' consumer business, focusing on content distribution across digital platforms.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Chief Executive Officer
Copyright Licensing Agency
4-2023 - 2-2026
President, TSG Commerce; Executive Chairman, The Savings Group
The Savings Group
3-2021 - 4-2023
SVP Global Content Partnerships
Cision
2-2019 - 3-2021
Managing Director, Consumer
Thomson Reuters
9-2016 - 4-2023
Member Board Of Directors
Asian News International (ANI)
In the press

Media appearances

CLA appoints Simon Hutson as Chief Executive Officer. Featured in Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) – Official Press Release
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Copyright Licensing Agency appoints Simon Hutson as CEO. Featured in The Bookseller
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Education
1992 - 1995
History
UCL
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Hove Park
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