John Gore, CEO of Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), has announced the promotion of Anne Rippey to Chief Marketing Officer of Key Brand Entertainment, effective immediately. Key Brand Entertainment is the parent company of Broadway Across America and Broadway.com. 

In her new role, Rippey will oversee the company-wide marketing strategy of KBE, working closely with the heads of both the Theatre Division (Beth Williams, CEO; Lauren Reid, President) and Interactive Division (Jerome Kane and Matt Kupchin, Co-CEOs) as well as with KBE’s Chief Operating Officer, Miles Wilkin. 

Anne will continue to provide strategic supervision of the companies she founded: Type A Marketing in 2008 and The Marketing Division in 2009.  Type A Marketing will see the promotions of Elyce Henkin to President and John McCoy to Vice-President, and TMD’s daily operations will continue to be managed by EVP, Bob Bucci. Press contact: The Hartman Group (398-1800)