Ryan Wright has been promoted to the new position of chief marketing officer of independent music company Kobalt, effective immediately.

Based in New York, he reports directly to Kobalt Founder & CEO, Willard Ahdritz. He will be overseeing marketing, communications and client experience for Kobalt and its divisional brands. Wright will continue to lead Kobalt’s central marketing team, covering press, advertising, online and mobile, social media, insight and design across the company.

In a statement, Ahdritz said that Wright "played a key ...