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| Shanee Cohen |
imre has hired Shanee Cohen as executive vice president, consumer practice and Stephanie Friess as senior vice president of public relations. Cohen comes to imre from KWT Global, where she led brand strategy, business development and client services. She previously was senior vice president and partner in FleishmanHillard’s New York office. In her new post, she will lead imre's consumer division, overseeing the agency's longest-standing client relationships while creating a vision for what's next among a mix of durable goods, automotive, sports, retail, CPG and OTC brands. Freiss joins imre from Marina Maher Commnications, where she was group senior vice president, serving as lead for several P&G beauty brands. She has also worked at MSLGROUP, DeVries Global and BCW.
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| Dan Kim |
Brandeis University has named Dan Kim senior vice president for communications, marketing and external relations. Kim will join Brandeis Sept. 1 from College of the Holy Cross, where he is currently vice president for communications. He previously served as executive director of communications and marketing at the University of Michigan College of Engineering and director of news and information at West Virginia University. At Brandeis, Kim will lead the central communications, marketing, and external relations team and the continued development of an integrated university-wide marketing communications strategy as its new branding platform is implemented.
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| Oscar Ibarra |
Memjet, which provides digital inkjet printing technology, has appointed Oscar Ibarra as global marketing communications director. Ibarra was previously chief client services and strategy officer at marketing services agency Movida24. He has also been executive vice president at Citizen Systems, and led his own multicultural marketing agency, BTL Network. At Memjet, Ibarra will be responsible for leading a global marketing and social media strategy that encompasses both consumer-facing communications and B2B corporate initiatives.
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. 
