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| Elizabeth Stoltz |
FoodMinds, a division of Padilla focused on food and nutrition affairs, consulting and communication, has promoted Elizabeth Stoltz and Lauren Shelar from account supervisor to director. Stoltz, based in the agency’s Washington, DC office, leads strategic communication, thought leadership and global nutrition affairs programs for key food, beverage and nutrition clients. Before coming to FoodMinds, she was a project manager at Ketchum. Shelar, who has been with the agency since 2017, leads large-scale nutrition programs for food and beverage clients across the country. She was previously a senior account executive at Porter Novelli.
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| Kristen Celauro |
Lambert & Co. has named Kristin Celauro managing partner of its New York office. She will also lead Lambert’s Transaction, M&A and Private Equity practice. Celauro was previously a managing director for Lambert's Blicksilver PR unit. Prior to joining Blicksilver, she worked at Financial Dynamics and Sard Verbinnen. She specializes in M&A communications, long-term reputation management and corporate communications for private equity firms and portfolio companies, as well as for bankruptcy trustees and financial institutions.
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| Liz Kohn |
TIFF, a charitable cultural organization whose projects include the annual Toronto International Film Festival, has named Liz Kohn vice president, marketing and communications, effective Sept. 3. Kohn previously served as vice president, stakeholder relations & business strategy at Luminato, an international arts festival held in Toronto. Prior to Luminato, she was director of marketing and communications at Artscape, a group of international not-for-profit organizations. In her new post, Kohn will lead TIFF’s brand and media department, comprised of the communications, brand, video, web, creative and editorial teams.
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. 
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
