Dorian Beach and Claudia C. Ross Join THE KI

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Ki Industries, an innovative marketing platform for premium, smart living brands and technologies, would like to announce the appointment of Dorian Beach as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. In addition, THE KI has named Claudia C. Ross and Cross Marketing PR as its public relations agency of record for its upcoming three-day experiential showcase of smart living on October 22nd -24th, 2010.

Dorian Beach previously served as President and CEO of CRE8 Inc., a full service entertainment marketing and production company specializing in high-level strategy, branding, guerilla and viral marketing campaigns, and high-end production and design for film, televisions and new media. Her clients included: Newsmax Media, Vivendi Entertainment, Overture Studios, M-Power Pictures, Lighting Entertainment, Regent Pictures, Stone Village Pictures, Essential Entertainment, Cold Fusion Media Group, Amy Redford's "The Guitar," Departure Studios, Papillion, Black House Foundations, Common Peace Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and The Better World Foundation. In 2008 she produced "Empire II" which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Dorian Beach shares THE KI's passion for developing creative marketing solutions that connect consumers, influencers and community leaders with innovative brands that are affecting positive change.

Claudia C. Ross, the Principal and CEO of Cross Marketing PR, brings over thirteen years of invaluable marketing experience to the partnership with THE KI. As Chairman of the Board for Raphael House and a partner for several non-profit organizations, Ross has been active in the community and served as Chair for numerous large-scale fundraising opportunities. Ross was named one of the top three PR women in San Francisco by San Francisco Magazine in its July 2006 Best of the Bay issue. She was also featured on ABC 7's View from the Bay as a philanthropist and "Party Planner Extraordinaire" and W Magazine's January 2010 issue as their Guest Style Guru. Claudia C. Ross is committed to providing multi- platform marketing and public relations services for her array of high profile clients, including THE KI.

About THE KI

THE KI (Ki Industries, LLC), based in San Rafael, CA, markets and educates value-based, smart living brands, technologies and designs through interactive live events and on-line properties. Live activations include the annual KI event in San Francisco, as well as several national satellite locations launching in 2011. For more information visit www.theki.net.

SOURCE Ki Industries