 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.
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
