AEG Presents announces series of promotions

AEG Presents announced a series of Senior Vice President promotions within their Global Partnership division. The news follows the recent announcement of Andrew Klein as President of Global Partnerships at AEG Presents. Andrew Bersch will now serve as Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration, where he will be responsible for driving the financial strategy, operations & departmental initiatives including resource allocation, fiscal planning, revenue reporting, and overall organizational growth/health of the Global Partnerships team. Holli Branam, Bret Heiman, and Alex McArthur, previously Vice Presidents of Sales, have been promoted to Senior Vice Presidents of Sales. Together, the trio will lead a national team focused on driving sponsorship revenue and creating innovative brand partnerships across AEG’s premier portfolio of festivals and music venues—including Coachella Music & Arts Festival, Stagecoach, Forest Hills Stadium, Mission Ballroom, and others. Samantha Fernandez and Brianne Grimley have been named Senior Vice President of Partner Success, Festivals and Senior Vice President of Partner Success, Venues and Livestreams, respectively. Most recently Vice Presidents of their departments, Fernandez will lead a team tasked with bringing to life over 350 brand partnerships across more than 15 music festivals annually, including Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and Stagecoach Country Music Festival, and Grimley will drive the fulfillment and success of both regional and national strategic partnerships within AEG`s North American Venue network, as well as oversee and manage livestream partnerships for AEG Presents’ esteemed festival portfolio. Eric Kohler has been elevated from VP to Senior Vice President, Partnership Success, National Accounts, a role in which he will lead AEG’s long-standing and multifaceted American Express partnership which spans numerous venues, festivals, and concert tours around the globe. Pictured: top L to R: Bersch, Branam, Fernandez, Grimley. bottom L to R: Heiman, Kohler, McArthur