 Rachel Wing |
French/West/Vaughan has brought on Rachel Wing as vice president, John Moore as creative director and Jerstin Crosby as social media art director. Wing, who was a group account director at FWV from 2014 to 2016, returns to the firm from Variety Wholesalers, where she was VP of marketing. Before that, she was group director at The Zimmerman Agency. Moore comes to FWV after working for 18 years at Raleigh ad agency Howard/Merrell, most recently in the creative director slot. Crosby joins the agency from digital marketing firm Heart + Hammer. He had previously been with Chapman Design in Babylon, NY and Apple in New York City. FWV has also added Rachel Jackson to its Raleigh staff as an account coordinator and Amanda Yantos as an account executive at FWV Fetching, the agency’s pet and veterinary marketing practice. In addition, the agency has made several promotions, including Melissa Timney to senior VP and Katie Johnson to VP.
 Desiree Bartoe |
Gatesman has promoted Desiree Bartoe and Beth Thompson to VP, group account directors on the public relations and social media team, and Mark DiPietro to VP, creative director. Bartoe has been with the agency since 2014, taking a leading role in its StarKist business, as well as mentoring junior employees and participating in a number of account wins. Before coming to Gatesman, she was a senior PR account exec at Brunner. Thompson has been with the firm since 2008, working on such accounts Duquesne Light Company, National Inventors Hall of Fame, CNX and S&T Bank. DiPietro joined Gatesman as associate creative director in 2015. Before coming to the agency, he was creative director at Jacobson/Rost.
 Travis Small |
Slowey/McManus Communications has brought on Travis Small as a senior vice president. Small comes to the firm from Solomon McCown, where he was a senior VP. He has served as a vice president at Lois Paul and Partners and worked with the John Kerry for President campaign in 2004. He has guided strategic communications campaigns for over 20 years. Slowey/McManus has also hired Maija McManus, who has been a consultant at SMC for almost a decade, as an account executive. She will develop social media, strategic communications, and marketing strategies.
Mission North names Danny Maiello as the agency’s first chief corporate affairs officer. He's a veteran of Highwire, Dentsu, BCW Global, PwC, FleishmanHillard and CNN... DCI brings on Dan Savickas as a director on its strategic alliances team... Reputation Advisors International adds Sharon Koh, founder of Singapore-based boutique advisory firm The Brand Imprint, as its newest member.
The National Association of Corporate Directors has named Brunswick Group veteran Mohamed Younis senior VP of content.
Highwire names Kelly Losko as CFO. Losko joins the agency from OLIVER Agency, where she was CFO, North America... TCW, a Los-Angeles based financial services company, brings on Lindsay DeLarme as global head of marketing & communications. DeLarme previously spent 13 years at Oaktree Capital, most recently serving as head of marketing and communications... o9 Solutions, developer of the “Digital Brain,” names Adriel Sanchez CMO, a newly created position at the company. 
HUNTER promotes Gigi García Russo to president and Michael Lamp to chief digital & transformation officer.... Cars.com Inc. a car-shopping marketplace, names Sarah Kettler CMO, effective June 15...The Trade Desk, an advertising tech company, appoints Sarah Gavin as CMO and EVP.
Brittany Sullivan, who held the senior VP-executive director of marketing post at Golin, has moved to Burson.
