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| Laura Nichols |
Snap Inc. has hired Laura Nichols, former executive VP and chief communications officer at National Geographic Partners, as VP of communications, according to a report on Axios. Nichols is the first key hire made by Snap's chief communications officer Julie Henderson since she joined the company late last year. Before coming to National Geographic, Nichols was executive vice president, global communications at the Motion Picture Association of America and also spent eight years as senior advisor and director of communications for former House leader Richard Gephardt. Nichols will be based in Washington D.C. and will lead communications around Snap’s global policy, social impact and its content arm, Discover.
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| Leah C. Johnson |
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has appointed Leah C. Johnson as chief communications and marketing officer. Johnson comes to Lincoln Center from leading LCJ Solutions, a strategic communications consulting practice she founded in 2009. She was previously senior vice president, global corporate affairs at Citibank; vice president of corporate communications at Standard & Poor’s; and director of communications for New York City comptroller Alan Hevesi. In her newly created position at Lincoln Center, Johnson will unite all of the organization’s strategic communications and marketing functions. "Throughout her extraordinary career, Leah has shown tremendous insight, creativity, and commitment to civic responsibility and the spirit of community," said LCPA president and CEO Henry Timms. "All of these are core to who we are at Lincoln Center.”
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| Sarah Kalhorn |
Hotwire has promoted Sarah Kalhorn to vice president. Kalhorn has been with the agency since June 2018, and is based in its Minneapolis office. Before coming to Hotwire, she was an account supervisor with Padilla, and she has also worked at Ogilvy Public Relations. At Hotwire, her duties have included speaking around the country at events about Hotwire’s high-stakes leadership report. In her new role, she will continue to work with senior leaders at enterprise and startup companies, and will be responsible for helping to build out an industrial tech practice.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
