Passing The CMAntle: "I wish Brittany [Schaffer] every success as she steps into this role, and I look forward to cheering this entire industry on for many years to come," says outgoing CMA CEO Sarah Trahern of her successor. As reported via Breaking News, Schaffer will join CMA Sept. 8 and officially take over as CEO Jan. 1. Her previous stops include Spotify, Loeb & Loeb and, most recently, Belmont University, where served as Dean of the Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business.