 Heather Janik |
Glen Echo Group has brought on Heather Janik as VP. She joins the firm from hunger charity Feeding America, where she led thought leadership and media relations efforts. Prior to Feeding America, she oversaw communications efforts for the nonprofit Council for a Strong America. She also served lead spokesperson for homelessness under former New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and has worked as a producer for Fox News. During George W. Bush’s presidency, Janik was deputy press secretary for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
 Erica Bartsch |
Sloane & Company has promoted Erica Bartsch to managing director. Bartsch has been with Sloane since 2008, most recently as a senior vice president. Before coming to Sloane, she was a sell-side analyst at Rochdale Securities. At Sloane, Bartsch has served as an advisor on various high-stakes matters for a range of companies and organizations, providing strategic counsel and messaging support around quarterly earnings, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, crises and other investor relations engagements. In her new position, she will continue working with Sloane’s investor relations practice and lending her expertise to the agency’s special situations capabilities. In addition, she will play a greater role in helping to determine the direction of the agency in the years ahead.
 Debora Tomlin |
Cyber security company Symantec Corp. has appointed Debora Tomlin chief marketing officer, effective Feb. 22. Tomlin comes to Symantec from CSAA Insurance Group, where she has served as EVP, chief marketing and customer officer, leading all aspects of marketing, customer experience and data strategies. Prior to CSAA Insurance Group, she held several senior leadership positions at Capital One Bank, including vice president of brand marketing, and has also served as senior marketing officer and head of corporate branding for USAA Insurance Company. At Symantec, Tomlin will oversee the company’s global marketing organization and report directly to Symantec president and CEO Greg Clark.
The J.M. Smucker Co. names Katie Williams CMO, effective March 9... Jones Lang LaSalle, a professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management, appoints Mencía Barreiros as head of communications... Hub International Limited, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, appoints Sue Lee as SVP of investor relations, a newly created role.
Stagwell appoints Ben Berentson as CEO, owned media. Berentson was most recently managing director at Stagwell’s Code and Theory... FUSE Create, a Toronto-based advertising agency, brings on Jenn Duggan as SVP, managing director, PR. Duggan joins the agency from Citizen Relations, where she most recently served as president... The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Richmond District names Nicole Bell communications manager. Bell previously served as VP of public relations for Smile Train.
Sanctuary Wealth, a platform that provides comprehensive money management solutions, names Marissa Fox-Foley as CMO... GMMB promotes Jodi Quintero and Erica Monteith to partner... Furia Rubel Communications adds presentation strategist Valerie Madamba and law firm leader Meghan Warren to its international faculty.
Paramount Skydance has named Ted Lehman, senior VP and head of US public policy and government affairs.
Mairead Lynn, who served as communications director for former Pennsylvania Democratic Senator Bob Casey, joins Frontwood Strategies as a principal.
