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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.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
