Major Bob Changes
Rock Bob-ster: Major Bob Music GM Mike Doyle has been elevated to President, while Head/Publishing Andy Friday has been promoted to the newly created position of COO. Doyle has been with the company since 1996; Friday joined in 2011 and moved into his most recent role in 2022 (CAT 9/7/22). Succeeding Friday as Head/Publishing is Aubrey Daniels, who joins the company after nearly four years as Dir./Creative with KP Entertainment. Concurrently, Creative Asst. Emily Hasty rises to Dir./Creative; that position had been vacant since the departure of Graham Kothman last year. Hasty has been with the company since joining as an intern in 2022. Reach Friday here, Daniels here and Hasty here.
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