 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.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
