Sonita Alleyne, OBE, FRSA (born 1968)[1] is the Barbados-born British co-founder and former CEO of Somethin’ Else, a cross-platform media production company.
[7] In 1991, Alleyne set up Somethin' Else, a music publicity business (named after the jazz album by Cannonball Adderley), with former colleagues Jez Nelson and Chris Philips.
[10] Since 2008, Alleyne has chaired the national arts charity Sound and Music[11] and the Radio Sector Skills Council.
[21] She is the first woman to hold the role, 40 years after the college began admitting women as undergraduates.
[24] October 2019 also saw Alleyne's influence recognised, with her inclusion in the 2020 Powerlist, an annual publication listing the 100 most influential Black Britons.
[26] In 2000, Alleyne received the Award of Excellence from the European Federation of Black Women Business Owners.