MUMBAI: The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting on September 21st the following members were elected to its Board of Directors: Jeff Craib, Feldman & Associates, Bob D'Eith, Adagio Music; Grant Dexter, MapleMusic; Gord Dimitrieff, Aporia Records; Matt Drouin, Equator Music; Terry Flood, DKD Group; Alvin Jahns, Stony Plain Records; Grit Laskin, Borealis Records; Sander Shalinsky, Coalition Entertainment Records and Jim West, Justin Time Records.

Remaining on the board for another year are: Ric Arboit, Nettwerk Productions; Greg Below, Distort Entertainment; Joel Carriere, Dine Alone Music; Pegi Cecconi, Anthem Entertainment; Shauna De Cartier, Six Shooter Records; Bernie Finkelstein, Finkelstein Management; Jake Gold, Kindling Music; Mike Greatorex, Sonic Records; Geoff Kulawick, Linus Entertainment and Jeffrey Remedios, Arts & Crafts Productions.

"The Cima Board represents music companies from across Canada working in all parts of the music business, including record labels our principal constituents. We look forward to working with all of them to further the interests of our business." says Duncan McKie, President and CEO of CIMA.

CIMA is the collective voice of the English language, Canadian-owned independent sector of the Canadian sound recording industry, with a mandate to secure and develop a strong and economically stable domestic music industry. CIMA has 160 member companies from coast to coast in Canada, representing nearly every facet of the music business.