Capitol Christian Music Group Promotes Three

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Pictured (L-R): Emily Dashiell, Jeff Gunkel and Carlos Monnaco. Photos: Austin Lord

Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) has promoted Emily Dashiell to Senior Vice President of Commercial Partnerships, Jeff Gunkel to Senior Vice President of Market Development and Carlos Monnaco to Senior Vice President of Finance.

“We are thrilled to share the exciting news of Emily Dashiell, Jeff Gunkel and Carlos Monnaco’s well-deserved promotions,” share CCMG Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy. “Their commitment to the company and their teams has been instrumental in our success and in our relationships with our artists and writers. We know that they will continue to do great things in their expanded roles.”

Capitol Christian Music Group staff. Photo: Austin Lord

Dashiell joined CCMG as Brand Manager in 2015 to launch the company’s proprietary curator brand, SOZO Playlists. She most recently served as Vice President of Marketing & Commercial Partnerships, and was integral to the commercial success of artists NF, Anne Wilson, TobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, Blessing Offor and more. In her new position, Dashiell will oversee CCMG’s revenue strategies across its entire portfolio. Additionally, she plans to continue to focus on partner activations with DSPs while also guiding the label business across global distribution, eCommerce/D2C, catalog marketing, streaming and playlisting strategy.

“I am incredibly honored to step into my expanded role at Capitol CMG! I want to thank Hudson Plachy and Brad O’Donnell for their continued leadership and support,” says Dashiell. “The future of Christian and gospel music is robust—and I’m eager to help drive new commercial strategy, bespoke innovation and accelerated growth for our talented roster of artists.”

Joining the company in 2004, Gunkel spent his first 14 years in key roles with CCMG Publishing. Rising from Vice President of Market Development, he will now oversee the areas of market development and digital rights as well as Re:Think Records, which Gunkel helped relaunch in 2018. Under his leadership, Re:Think aims to work alongside artists and labels to grow their audience and enhance listener engagement.

“I am honored and excited to step into this new role,” expresses Gunkel. “Christian music has a vibrant future that will be built by artists paving new paths outside traditional industry landscapes. Re:Think is committed to constant evolution, setting its sights on how to meet the needs of artists by growing their reach to impact future generations.”

Monnaco formerly served as Vice President of Finance, and recently celebrated 18 years with the CCMG. His responsibilities have now expanded to include oversight of financial planning and analysis, royalty accounting and IT.

“Having served in the music industry for many years now, this opportunity to help steward the legacy of our artists and writers is both humbling and exciting,” says Monnaco. “I’m grateful to both Hudson and Brad and look forward to keep supporting our creative community as they continue to bring an uplifting message to a worldwide audience.”

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