 Vlad Cartwright |
SevenTwenty Strategies has named executive VP Vlad Cartwright president of the DC-based firm. Cartwright has been with SevenTwenty since 2009. Before that, he served as executive VP at both Burson-Marsteller and Direct Impact. In his new position, he will continue to lead PR and advocacy programs for SevenTwenty’s Fortune 500 and trade association client base. SevenTwenty founder Pam Fielding praisedCartwright’s “unique vision and ability to translate strategy into action."
 Alan Marcus |
SHIFT Communications has promoted Alan Marcus to managing director. Marcus was previously senior VP and New York office. Before SHIFT, he was a senior VP at Porter Novelli and held VP slots at MWW Group and Ketchum. Marcus will continue to lead and grow SHIFT’s New York outpost. With offices in Boston, San Francisco, New York and Austin, the firm represents Citrix, Demandbase, McDonald's, The Rockport Group, Red Hat, RSA Conference and Webroot.
 Juliet O'Connor |
Crosby Marketing Communications has brought on Juliet O’Connor and Taylor Smith as social media specialists. O’Connor joins Crosby from Planit, digital shop in Baltimore, where she held positions in both social media and brand strategy. Smith comes to the firm from Nashville-based MP&F Public Relations, where she served in a variety of social media and PR capacities. Both will focus on creating real-time content, managing social media channels and using analytics to optimize program performance.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation hires Amy Martin Ziegenfuss as CMO, effective June 3. Ziegenfuss was most recently CMO at Carnival Cruise Line... Narrative Strategies brings on Hanna Beckman and Rich Casale as senior directors... Grayling has appointed Maury Postal as EVP, creative strategy and innovation services... HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an educational publisher and technology company focused on K–12 education, assessments and professional learning, names Jessica Naeve CMO.
Brunswick Group has announced that Teneo's Christian Buss and Netflix's Paul Shaw have joined the firm as partners in San Francisco.
