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| Alfred Leach |
NP Strategy, a strategic communications subsidiary of the Nexsen Pruet law firm has hired Alfred Leach as senior advisor. Most recently, Leach served as president of Leach Advisors, a Raleigh, NC-based business consulting firm. He was previously president and chief strategy officer at Baering, and has held executive positions with the New York Times, Burson-Marstellar, Dun & Bradstreet and Deloitte. Based in NP’s Raleigh office, Leach will work to grow the firm’s client base into North Carolina’s Research Triangle. He will also work with the Charlotte NP strategy team to extend client services across North Carolina.
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| Samantha Graham |
CBS News has promoted Samantha Graham from executive director of communications to vice president of communications. Before coming to CBS, Graham served as vice president of public relations at Turner Broadcasting, press rep to the film and video department at the Museum of Modern Art and development coordinator at the American Film Institute. At CBS, she worked mainly with “CBS This Morning” and “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” guiding publicity efforts for breaking stories, interviews and live coverage of such events as the 2016 political conventions. “Samantha has been an advocate for the programs and all of her CTM colleagues since she joined,” said CBS News senior VP of communications Christa Robinson.
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| Bennett Dixon |
Chicago-based SRW, which specializes in natural health and wellness brands, has hired Bennett Dixon as the firm’s first vice president of accounts and strategy. Dixon was previously director of brand, creative & content for W.W. Grainger. He has also served as director of advertising & brand strategy for Charles Schwab, content development manager for Miller Brewing and senior vice president, account director for Leo Burnett. In this new role, Dixon will lead a team of hybrid strategist-account managers.
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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. 
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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.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
