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| Caleb Barnhart |
Sloane & Company has brought on Caleb Barnhart as a VP. Barnhart joins the firm from Weber Shandwick, where he was director of the corporate issues and crisis management practice. He previously worked in the corporate advisory practice at Hill + Knowlton Strategies, where he advised corporate communications and investor relations teams on a variety of issues. In his new post, Barnhart advises Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits and trade associations across a range of industries and specializes in providing counsel on media relations, financial communications and issues management.
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| Kymn Goldstein |
Allied Global Marketing chief operating officer Kymn Goldstein will leave the company at the end of the year. Goldstein has been with the agency since 2004 and has been instrumental in the growth of its services and clients as it expanded from its roots in advertising and publicity for movie studios to working across the entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing sectors. Allied chief executive officer Clint Kendall will be taking on Goldstein’s responsibilities. “We are experiencing transformational shifts in the industry and that means new opportunities and challenges. It seemed like the right time for a change,” Goldstein said.
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| Carly Hagan |
MediaDC, parent company of the Washington Examiner, has brought on Carly Hagan as public relations manager. Hagan comes to MediaDC from the Fox News Channel’s Washington, D.C. bureau, where she worked in the booking unit for “Outnumbered Overtime with Harris Faulkner” and “America’s News Headquarters.” In her new post, she will be promoting Examiner journalists to television and radio outlets. She will also work with the PR Department on day-to-day publicity and assist with the company’s media training program.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
