 Kris Krava |
MERGE Atlanta, healthcare shop, has hired Kris Krava as executive creative director. Krava comes to MERGE from management consulting firm Slalom, where he was principal, experience design. He has also served as experience director at SimplyInteract and UX director at MaxMedia. Over the course of his career, he has worked with such Fortune 100 clients as Coca-Cola, GM, GE, Ford and AT&T. In his new post, Krava will guide MERGE Atlanta’s creative department and work with the agency’s healthcare clients, providing strategic oversight for digital and traditional marketing, creative, customer experience, and technology efforts.
 Caitlin McGee |
MPRM Communications is promoting Caitlin McGee to senior vice president and Natalie Yallouz to vice president. McGee has been with MPRM 2007 most recently as vice president. She leads the agency’s television awards team as well as publicity efforts for numerous television and home entertainment clients. Yallouz most recently served as executive director at MPRM. Before that, she was director of public relations and marketing at Soundfreaq. At MPRM, Yalouz leads publicity efforts for a broad range of corporate entertainment and tech. In their new positions, McGee and Yallouz are jointly responsible for overseeing the company’s television, digital media and technology clients, which include Bunim/Murray Productions, Blumhouse Television, Viacom and Skybound Entertainment.
 Lisa Button |
DVL Seigenthaler/FINN Partners has promoted Lisa Button to partner. Button was previously senior vice president with the agency, as well as co-leading its government and environment practice. Before joining DVL Seigenthaler/FINN Partners in 2013, Button was director, marketing services at Ingram Content Group. She also held the role of marketing manager at Cigna-HealthSpring.
 Brittany Barre |
Crosby Marketing Communications has brought on Brittany Barre as integration supervisor and Maggie Baird as associate integration manager. Barre joins Crosby from Wunderman, where she was the lead account supervisor overseeing campaigns for three Pfizer oncology brands. Before that, she was an associate director at Mindshare. Barre and Baird will be based in Crosby’s Annapolis headquarters and work on the Military OneSource program, the Department of Defense’s flagship digital services platform that supports service members and their families.
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. 
