HIPGNOSIS SONG MANAGEMENT LIMITED has named BEN KATOVSKY Pres./COO, reporting directly to CEO and founder MERCK MERCURIADIS. KATOVSKY, who takes on his post OCTOBER 1st, most recently was COO at BMG. He began his career at music rights and royalties software company COUNTERPOINT SYSTEMS.MERCURIADIS commented, "We’ve had an incredible four years at HIPGNOSIS SONG MANAGEMENT but we are still only just beginning. I don’t believe there is anyone better than Ben Katovsky to help .