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| Steve Parish |
ICR has brought on Steve Parish and Lee Stettner as managing directors, focused on capital markets advisory. Parish and Stettner will also serve as co-heads of capital markets for ICR’s broker-dealer affiliate, ICR Capital. Parish joins ICR from Solebury Capital, where he was a managing director, advising issuers and financial sponsors on a broad range of transactions. He has also served as senior managing director at Bear Stearns and managing director at Cantor Fitzgerald. Stettner also comes to ICR from a managing director position at Solebury Capital. He was previously managing director in equity capital markets for J.P. Morgan. Previously, he served as a senior managing director and global head of equity capital markets at Bear Stearns and a managing director at Deutsche Bank. Parish and Stetter will both report to firm CEO Tom Ryan, and president Don Duffy.
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| Steve Halsey |
G&S Business Communications has appointed Steve Halsey chief growth officer, a newly created position. Halsey has been with G&S for over 21 years, most recently as managing director of the firm’s business consulting practice. He spearheaded the development of the agency’s proprietary messaging and brand strategy services, IPower and COMMPASS, and helped lead the creation and build-out of the agency’s digital, social and insights teams. Halsey was recently elected to the operating committee of Page Society’s Page Up organization. In his new post, he has overall responsibility for the sales, marketing, innovation and service development functions of G&S as well as supporting corporate strategy. G&S has also named Katy Hendricks vice president of growth and corporate communications, and Chris Martin vice president of creative and brand experience.
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| Kelly Schlageter |
CNSI, a Rockville, MD-based provider of health information technology solutions, has hired Kelly Schlageter as senior vice president, chief marketing and communications officer. Schlageter was previously communications director at the Inova Center for Personalized Health. Before joining Inova, she was senior manager corporate communications at Sprint. In her new role, she will head up CNSI’s communications, marketing, and branding. CNSI chief executive officer Todd Stottlemyer said that Schlageter's “experience with both technology and healthcare organizations—at the intersection of today's disruption and innovation—makes Kelly a great fit to lead strategic marketing and communications efforts at CNSI.”
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| Kaila Starita |
R&J Strategic Communications has promoted Kaila Starita to digital account coordinator. In her new role at the agency, Kaila will help develop and execute digital marketing strategies and assist in servicing client accounts. Her social initiatives will tap into various industry disciplines, including B2B, non-profit, commercial real estate, and consumer goods for large and mid-sized businesses.
The Walt Disney Company names Asad Ayaz to lead its newly established enterprise marketing and brand organization... Kaiser Permanente, which provides integrated healthcare services, is bringing on Beth Leonard as SVP and chief public affairs officer, effective Feb. 2. Leonard was most recently chief corporate affairs officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance... AIC Hotel Group, which operates such brands as Nobu Hotels, Hard Rock Hotels, AVA Resort and Spa and the UNICO Collection, hires Delia Osegueda as VP, global partnerships.
Sarah Knakmuhs, who formerly led H/Advisors Abernathy’s DC office, is joining the Financial Services Forum as chief communications and strategy officer.
Brian Hughes, chief of staff at NASA, has joined Mercury Public Affairs as a partner in its Tallahassee office.
Narrative Strategies brings on Stacia Tipton as managing director... Prosek Partners promotes Deirdre Bolton, Josh Clarkson and Jon Schwartz to partner... YAP Global, an international digital assets PR firm, promotes Otto Jacobsson, who has served as CFO of the firm since 2020, to CEO. 
Cindy Leggett-Flynn, who most recently led communications at Credit Suisse, is coming on board at Swiss multinational private bank and wealth management firm Julius Baer Group as group head of communications.
