 Janet Graesser |
Spectrum Science Communications has added five members to its senior leadership team. Kelly Cacioppo, who is joining the firm as executive vice president of Biopharma, was previously at Marina Maher Communications, where she served as managing director. Janet Graesser, formerly VP, global communications and strategy implementation at Cordis, is coming on as executive VP of biotech. Lisa Josephy joined Spectrum earlier this year as senior VP of Biotech, also from Marina Maher Communications, where she was group senior vice president. Justin Rubin, who joins the firm as executive creative director, was formerly senior VP, group creative director at Juice Pharma. Dawn Maniglia, who will be joining the firm later this month as senior VP of media, coming from VegaRun PR, where she was also a senior VP.
 Anouré V. Fenstermaker |
Continental, which supplies systems, components, and tires to automobile and truck manufacturers, and provides OE-engineered aftermarket parts, has named Anouré V. Fenstermaker marketing communications manager for its Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket business unit. Fenstermaker joins Continental from IntegraONE, a value-added reseller of Information Technology solutions, where she was marketing director. For the past 17 years, she has also been an independent marketing consultant under AF Marketing Group, LLC with clients in healthcare, technology, software development, non-profit, and other industries. At Continental, her core responsibilities include managing all communication, press, creative and marketing services, as well as corporate branding for CVAM overall and for each of the company’s market divisions.
 Karen Thomas |
Thomas Public Relations announced that Karen Thomas, its president and CEO, has been selected as a judge for the 2018 Stevie Awards—American Business Awards, judging categories in American technology innovations and public relations campaigns. In addition to serving as a Stevie Awards judge, Thomas has also judged the Edison Awards 2018 and 2017, CES Asia Innovation Awards, IT World Awards, and CEO World Awards 2017. Created in 2002, The Stevie Awards honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide.
Andreessen Horowitz has named Anne Neuberger partner and head of global affairs at the venture capital giant.
Cyabra, which helps governments and enterprises detect coordinated manipulation and protect digital trust, hires David Low as CMO... Option Care Health names Robert Okunski VP, investor relations... Locala, an AI-powered Adaptive Marketing platform, tabs Grant Gudgel to lead marketing.
FTI Consulting has recruited Liz Lynch for its corporate reputation practice within the $378M strategic communications segment.
H/Advisors, which recently rebranded from H/Advisors Abernathy as part of a global rebrand at its parent company, Havas, names Carina Davidson as CEO of the firm in the U.S... Method Communications appoints Meghan Gardner as EVP, helping to lead the agency's work with enterprise technology companies... Moburst, a mobile-first digital marketing agency, hires Melissa Gruhin as VP of creative.
Pope Leo XIV appoints ETWN News president and chief operating officer Maria Montserrat Alvarado as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, effective Nov. 1.
