Triple 8 Management has announced additions to its Nashville and Austin offices. The four new hires bring the T8 team to 42 members.

Joining Triple 8 as Creative Director, Evan Kaufmann is an award-winning filmmaker, photographer, graphic designer and creative mastermind. Kaufmann has worked for entertainment heavyweights including Disney, Warner Bros., and UMG and will oversee visual branding for the company's growing roster of artists and clients.

Biz vet Shawn Pennington lands as a manager. Pennington's career began as a bandleader and road manager, then as a manager at Morris Management, developing the careers of Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich, John Rich and special projects with Alabama. Most recently, Pennington served as SVP of BBR Management and founded Pennington Entertainment, amanagement and marketing company.

Pennington, with Cara Kozulak alongside him, will join the management team for Eli Young Band and continue to manage Thompson Square as part of Triple 8's management. Kozulak began her career at BBR as a management assistant working with Thompson Square, Parmalee and Lindsay Ell.

Alena Moran is stepping into a new role at Triple 8 as a Creative Manager, representing producers, engineers and other creatives. She has represented Grammy-Award winning engineer F. Reid Shippen (Kenny Chesney, Ingrid Michaelson), Pete Lyman (Panic! At The Disco, Chris Stapleton), Dave Gardner (Bassnectar, Weezer) and Daniel Bacigalupi (Parker Millsap, Kane Brown). She was also a production coordinator for recording projects by Kane Brown, Maren Morris, Jesse James Decker and Dustin Lynch.

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