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Jill Kozeny, chief of staff to Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley, will join the American Council of Life Insurers on Jan. 2 as senior VP-communications and PA.
She advised Grassley in his role as chairman of the Senate Judiciary and earlier as ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.
Her responsibilities included crafting strategic communications strategy around issues such as taxes, healthcare, retirement security, international trade and government reform.
Susan Neely, who was head of the American Beverage Assn., took the helm of the ACLI in September. Earler, she served in the George W. Bush administration as assistant secretary for PA at the Dept. of Homeland Security.
Neely took over ACLI from former Idaho Republican Senator and Interior Secretary under Bush II Dirk Kempthorne, who headed the group for eight years.
ACLI’s 290 members provide life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, disability income insurance and dental/vision plans to 90M US families.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70,000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
