On the Move: Dix & Eaton Hires Melody Caraballo, Tom Wells; Zilker Media Ups Paige Velasquez to CEO; Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB Names Kara Franker Marcomm Czar; Shatterproof Taps Kirsten Seckler PR Chief
Tue, Jun. 18, 2019
By Steve Barnes
Dix & Eaton has brought on Melody Caraballo, founder of Harmonious Marketing, as digital marketing manager and Tom Wells, RadiumOne alum, as digital media manager... Zilker Media promotes brand strategy director Paige Velasquez to CEO as founder Rusty Shelton will continue as chairman. Nichole Williams upped to Velasquez's old spot... Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB names Kara Franker senior VP-marketing & communications... Shatterproof, a nonprofit organization that addresses the addiction crisis in America, has appointed Kirsten Seckler chief marketing and communications officer. Seckler spent more than 20 years at Special Olympics.
Kristina Adamski, who was Nissan North America's VP-corporate communications, has joined Tilray Inc., a cannabis enterprise...Travis Parman takes VP–communications North America and international communications and global engagement post at Nissan North America... Colton Henson and Maggie McNerney join Dezenhall Resources. Henson joins from Swing State Strategies and takes the senior director slot. McNerney, a Marriott and Qorvis MSLGroup alum, is senior counselor.
Ed McFadden, former spokesman for the Archdiocese of Washington, has been named vice president of communications for the American Financial Services Association, the national trade association for the consumer credit industry.
Mike Iger, former chief of staff to New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, has been named vice president at Glover Park Group.
FTI Consulting has appointed Joanne Wong, FleishmanHillard alum, as senior managing director in the strategic communications group. She's based in Hong Kong... Pierpont Communications has brought on Kenneth Kracmer and Allison Murray as VPs. Kracmer joins the Dallas office from the Point Group. Murray, an Edelman pro, is based in Austin... Sloane & Company has hired Lauren Nussbaum as senior VP. She was at Joele Frank's shop.
Lambert & Co. names Don Hunt president. He's been equity partner sicne 2001... Palace Resorts ups Cessie Carrato to VP-PR... Konnect Agency promotes Carmen Hernandez to executive VP of digital strategy... Greenberg Quinlan Rosner hires Kelsey Suter for VP. She returns to GQR after a stint at APCO Worldwide.
42West managing director Joe Quenqua is joining the new Weight Watchers as chief communications officer.
Doron Aronson, who was formerly at Cisco and Sun Microsystems, takes top product communications spot at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Kite Hill brings on Rachel Hadley as president... Prodigy PR promotes Rob Fleming and Jason Kasperski to partner... Marino recruits journalist Lauren Elkies Schram to its real estate team... H+K Strategies China names Jeff Leong SVP of client strategy.
FTI Consulting recruits Colleen Hsia from trading firm Jane Street to serve as senior managing director and America's head of financial services in the firm’s strategic communications segment.
Weber Shandwick tabs Jim Wetmore to head LA office... Rhea + Kaiser president/CEO Diane Martin moves to chief strategy officer slot as part of executive reorganization... Hill+Knowlton Strategies names George Candon strategy director in Brussels... Lambert promotes Sawyer Lipari to senior director.
Amanda Rosseter, who led led global external communications and media for The Coca-Cola Company, has been named chief communications officer at data analytics and tech company Equifax.
Porter Novelli adds executive VPs. Margaret-Ann Cole joins from Accenture and Sandy Skees returns from BSI, sustainability consulting firm... Dix & Eaton promotes Gregg LaBar to senior managing director... AEG Presents hires Dennis Dennehy from Interscope Geffen A&M as its first chief communications officer.
APCO Worldwide lures Zeno Group's Steve Earl with London managing director slot. He founded and served as managing director of Zeno's European operation... Haven Tower Group taps Larry Roth chair of its advisory board... Stein IAS of San Francisco makes Ed Davis VP-US client services. He joined from Fifth Ring, where he headed international client services, in April.
Demonstrate hires Sean DallasKidd as chief creative officer. He's a veteran of J. Walter Thompson/San Francisco... York & Chapel promotes executive VP Jill Perkins to CEO slot. She held top marketing positons at Playtex, and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas... American Flood Coalition puts Dante Cutrona in charge of government relations.
Marino brings on Sam Goldstein as director of land use and public policy. He's the founder of Helicopter Tourism & Jobs Council... Zapwater carries out round of promotions... Alorica, customer experience solutions outfit, hires Colson Hillier as chief marketing officer.
Konnect Agency has appointed Lauren Newhouse to the role of director.
Leo Burnett Worldwide has appointed Liz Taylor to the role of chief creative officer.
Golin promotes Dawn Langeland to president of New York office... Cooksey Communications names Colby Walton president... strong>Allied Global Marketing ups Kelly Estrella to executive VP.
Weber Shandwick has named Will Ludlam president of its western region, which includes offices in Seattle, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Marina Maher Communications appoints Rema Vasan as EVP, chief innovation officer. Vasan joins MMC from MSLGROUP, where she was global lead on Procter & Gamble... Endeavor Global Marketing recruits Samantha Stark from Ketchum for executive VP-PR position... rbb Communications names Lauren Bernat equity partner... H+K Strategies ups Jack de Vries to Netherlands CEO.
Porter Novelli partner Linda Martin has moved to Westbound Communications, where she’s been named partner and general manager of the agency’s Orange, CA headquarters.
Edelman names Christie Bishop brand chief for Southern California. She was at Spark44... Ditto recruits Forbes contributor Leslie Ankney, who covered the crypto beat, as associate VP... Susan Davis International hires Merrit Group's Sean O'Leary as VP.