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| Jordan Cohen |
North 6th Agency has brought on Jordan Cohen as chief marketing officer. Cohen was most recently interim CMO at Zignal Labs, a media intelligence software platform for PR and marketing departments. He has also served as chief marketing officer at Fluent, a provider of performance marketing solutions, and has held senior-level marketing positions at such B2B and B2C organizations as Epsilon, Movable Ink and Ladders. At N6A, Cohen will oversee the agency’s growth and will drive its thought leadership and positioning in the marketplace. He will also serve as an on-demand CMO and executive advisor to support clients on their campaign strategies.
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| Shannon Chambers |
The National Air Transportation Association has promoted Shannon Chambers to vice president of marketing and communications. Chambers was previously director, marketing and communication for the organization. While at NATA, Chambers has worked to establish www.nata.aero as the members' primary resource for news, services and training, as well as working to launch the Association’s social media presence and developing the Aviation Business Journal. Before coming to NATA, she served as director of membership and marketing for the National Aeronautic Association. In her new position, Chambers will lead NATA’s strategic and creative flow of marketing, initiatives, and member communications.
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KCSA Strategic Communications has hired Anthony Feldman as senior vice president in its Public Relations practice. Feldman joins KCSA from Weber Shandwick, where he was vice president in its financial communications and corporate issues practice. He was previously manager, corporate & financial practice at Burson-Marsteller and a client strategist and account manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition to creating comprehensive communications and investor relations strategies for both public and private clients, Feldman has led complex special situations to work, including litigation, M&A, IPOs, crisis, fundraising, and shareholder activism. At KCSA, he will help clients develop brands and reputations by effectively communicating with stakeholders.
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| Ashley Sears |
Cooksey Communications has promoted Ashley Sears to account supervisor. Sears joined Cooksey in January 2016 as an account executive. She previously served as a communications specialist and spokesperson for Greyhound Lines, Inc. At Cooksey, Sears develops client communication materials, social media content and media outreach plans for such clients as the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, City of Richardson, Richardson Economic Development Partnership, City of Mesquite, Skanska USA and Jackson-Shaw.
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.
