Essence Communications Partners has appointed
ROBERT L. HAWKINS to the position of Chief Marketing Officer. He will be responsible for developing and executing new marketing programs to drive
incremental advertising pages, promoting the Essence Music Festival and the Essence Awards, as well as providing marketing support for new magazine and product development. Prior to joining Essence,
Hawkins served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Bee-Alive, Inc., a health and nutritional products company based in New York.