The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced that Ian Harrison, executive vp at Hopeless Records, will become the organization’s next CEO as of Oct. 1. Harrison — who has spent more than 20 years at Hopeless — takes over for Richard James Burgess, who is stepping down at the end of this year after a 10-year period as A2IM CEO.

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Harrison has been a key figure in the development of Hopeless, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year with a retrospective exhibit at Indie Week highlighting its work with All Time Low,

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