Executive Action: BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville
• BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville announces two promotions and a new hire across the label’s Group Strategy & Syndication, Marketing and Broken Bow Records Promotion departments, starting with (l-r): Dawn Ferris, who is elevated to Director of National Promotion for Broken Bow Records, and Ellen (Mundy) Ford, who has transitioned from her role in the Group Strategy & Syndication department to become Manager of Marketing. Ford’s move creates the opportunity for the company to welcome Krista Hayes as Manager of Group Strategy & Syndication.
Ferris joined Broken Bow Records in February 2010 as Director of Regional Promotion, SW. She will now oversee National Promotions for the label, reporting to Lee Adams, VP of Radio Promotions for Broken Bow Records. Ferris earlier spent 12 years as Manager of Regional Promotion Southwest for Arista Records.
Ford joined BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville in January 2022 as Manager of Group Strategy & Syndication. In her new role, she will report to JoJamie Hahr, EVP, Recorded Music, BMG Nashville, and manage artist projects, create marketing plans, streamline initiatives and coordinate with all departments on artist release plans and strategies. Ford previously served as Day-to-Day Manager for WORKS Entertainment and as the SE Manager of Radio Promotion for Revival Music Group.
Krista Hayes segues from Cumulus Media, where she spent the past three years as a Promotion and Marketing Director in various markets. In her new role, she will report to Shelley Hargis, VP, Group Strategy & Syndication, and assist with syndication and radio group strategy, lead and execute satellite radio tours, live virtual radio tours, syndication/media days and content days for the label’s roster.
“Our team continues to grow and excite me,” says JoJamie Hahr. “Each of these team members display excellence, passion, knowledge, and most importantly, they exude our BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville spirit. I am so proud of each of them, and we are excited to take our extraordinary artists and label group to new levels this year with this team.”
Dawn Ferris can be congratulated at dawn@brokenbowrecords.com; Ellen Ford can be reached at ellen@bbrmusicgroup.com, and Krista Hayes can be contacted at krista@bbrmusicgroup.com. [Ferris & Ford photos by Kevin Grace]
