Music Biz Adds Garbarini, Rich, Healy To Board of Directors

Bob Garbarini

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has added three representatives from one major label and two independent music companies to its Board of Directors.

Bob Garbarini, Sr. VP of National Sales at Sony Music Entertainment; Kelly Rich, Sr. VP of Sales, Marketing and Interactive at BMLG, and Michael Healy, Exec. VP and GM of Entertainment One US, are the latest elections to the board, bringing the board to a total of 18 members.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Bob, Michael, and Kelly to the Music Biz Board of Directors,” said James Donio, President of Music Biz. “Throughout their careers, they have done amazing things for the music community, helping to build some of the biggest stars in the biz and developing sales and marketing strategies that have brought the industry into the future. We look forward to working with them as we continue to tackle the biggest issues facing the business today.”

Garbarini’s 36-year industry career includes stints at Streetside Records in the 1970s, before he joined BMG in 1986 and Sony Music Entertainment in 2005. He has held positions in field sales, marketing management, supply chain logistics and inventory management. In his current role, he works with the company’s labels to develop sales strategies for a wide range of products and releases, and directly oversees the field team responsible for physical sales.

Michael Healy

Healy has been with Entertainment One US since 1999. He previously served as Exec. VP of Finance and Operations, during which he managed all financial and administrative aspects for the company, then known as Koch Records. He also centralized the company’s Production, Royalties, A&R Administration, and Operations departments. Prior to joining Entertainment One, Healy was VP, Operations and CFO of the Velvel Music Group from 1997 to 1999. He began his music industry career in 1986 at independent record label Private Music as Vice President of Finance and Business Administration. Healy also worked at major label PolyGram, which has since been acquired by the Universal Music Group, as Director of Royalty Accounting, prior to joining Velvel.

Kelly Rich

Rich joined the Big Machine Label Group (an independent label formed in 2005 by Scott Borchetta and distributed by UMG) in 2006 and now oversees and implements sales, consumer marketing, and digital initiatives for the entire label group. Her efforts have contributed to more than 47 million album sales, more than 187 million digital track sales, and more than 10 billion streams from artists including Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, The Band Perry, Thomas Rhett, Justin Moore, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Eli Young Band, Maddie & Tae, and more. Additionally, Rich has been named a Billboard Women in Music honoree in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014, she was also named one of MusicRow’s “Rising Women on the Row.” Rich has more than 27 years of experience in the music industry, including previous positions at Western Merchandisers, BMG, Arista Nashville, Dreamworks, and UMG Nashville.