 Jessica Becker |
Manifest has named Jessica Becker managing partner of its New York operation. Becker joined Manifest London in 2016, before making the switch to Manifest New York the next year. Before coming to the agency, she was an account director at Unity and account manager at Red Consultancy. In addition, Manifest London has promoted Ali Maynard James to managing partner. Along with Manifest Stockholm co-founders, Anna Karlsson and Josefine Hedlund, Becker and Jame complete an all-female regional leadership team for Manifest, supported at group level by the agency’s founder, Alex Myers in an expanded global CEO role.
KemperLesnik has brought on April Rueber as public relations group account director. Rueber comes to the agency from Ketchum, where she served as a managing account supervisor in its Chicago office. She has also held positions at Olson Engage and Weber Shandwick. She has developed and executed brand campaigns for global companies across food, beverage, CPG, tech, retail and lifestyle sectors. In addition to working on the National Milk Mustache “got milk” campaign, she has led initiatives for clients including Allstate, The J.M. Smucker Company, McCormick, Wrigley, Kraft Heinz and General Mills.
 Teresa Olsen |
Buffalo Groupe, LLC and its Buffalo Agency have appointed three new senior vice presidents: Teresa Olsen, Lauren Nodzak and Emily Clark. Olsen, who will be head of strategy for Buffalo Groupe, comes to the agency from Hallmark Cards, where she directed strategy for its branded specialty retail network. She was previously a principal at eCreativeSearch, a venture-backed digital start-up in Chicago. Nodzak, who will serve as head of client strategy and service, joins Buffalo from Pernod Ricard USA, where she spearheaded strategic public relations and influencer marketing for the company’s U.S. spirits portfolio. Prior to Pernod, she led public relations at Mars Chocolate North America. Clark will serve as head of people and culture. She was previously the vice president of sales and marketing for Buffalo’s former parent company and largest current shareholder, Billy Casper Golf.
Unlock Health names Greg Walsh CEO. He joins the agency from Havas Media Network... The US Consumer Product Safety Commission appoints Steve Roney as director of the office of communications... Madison Capital Group, a Charlotte real estate investment and operating company, brings on Lacy Bradford as CMO.
Jim O’Leary, Weber Shandwick global president and North America CEO, has joined Penta Group, the DC corporate advisory, as CEO.
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. 
