Anita Huss-Ekerhult became CEO and Secretary General of IFRRO on the 1st of October 2023.

Ms. Huss-Ekerhult has a law background with more than 20 years of experience and more than 15 years in copyright and related rights management.

Between November 2015 and September 2023, Ms. Huss-Ekerhult has worked as Counsellor in the Copyright Management Division of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations in Geneva. At WIPO, Ms. Huss-Ekerhult served as team leader of the rights management team within the Copyright Management Division, with global responsibility for WIPO’s legislative and regulatory advice in the area of copyright and related rights management, as well as for capacity-building programs and technical assistance worldwide.

Prior to her work at WIPO, Ms. Huss-Ekerhult served as IFRRO Deputy Secretary General and General Counsel from 2008 until 2015. In addition to that, Ms. Huss-Ekerhult also has several years of experience at major international law firms in Belgium, Germany and Sweden, working as a corporate transactions and competition lawyer.