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| Kristina Adamski |
Tilray, Inc., a cannabis production, research, cultivation and distribution company, has named Kristina Adamski as executive vice president, corporate affairs. Adamski joins Tilray from Nissan North America, where she was vice president of corporate communications. Before that, she led Ford Motor Company’s communications strategies for global manufacturing, labor and purchasing. Adamski has also led projects for Weber Shandwick Worldwide in the U.S. and China, leading its General Motors business in Shanghai. At Tilray, Kristina will lead Tilray’s corporate affairs team, developing the team globally and overseeing the company’s public relations, corporate social responsibility and government affairs functions.
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| Travis Parman |
Nissan has named Travis Parman vice president, communications – North America and international communications and global engagement. Parman had served as division general manager, global communications since May 2018, and also worked at Nissan as director, corporate communications, from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2018, he was vice president, international communications and global performance, Groupe Renault. In his new role, Parman will oversee all North America communications and corporate giving activities. The company has also named Brian Brockman director, Nissan Division U.S. Communications.
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| Colton Henson |
Dezenhall Resources has hired Colton Henson as senior director and Maggie McNerney as senior counselor. Henson joins Dezenhall from Swing State Strategies, a Columbus, OH-based political consulting and public affairs firm, where he most recently served as vice president of public affairs. Before that, he was executive director for the West Virginia Republican Legislative Committee and worked as a Republican political operative for several campaingns in Ohio and West Virginia. McNerney joins Dezenhall after working in the corporate communications and marketing division of Marriott International. She was previously a public relations fellow at Qorvis MSLGROUP.
ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.
Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
