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| Mariano Vila |
LLYC has named three new partners: Mariano Vila, general manager of LLYC in Argentina; Ana Folgueira, executive director of Creative Studio; and David Gonzalez Natal, senior director of consumer engagement. Vila joined LLYC Argentina in 2016 as senior director of public affairs, later assuming of the firm’s operations in Argentina. Before joining LLYC, he was head of public affairs at Edelman Argentina and worked in Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism and tourism agency INPROTUR. In addition to serving as executive director of Creative Studio, Folgueira is the founder of Dreamtellers Foundation (now the LLYC Foundation). In these roles, she has taken part in over 50 audiovisual storytelling projects for various organizations and companies, including BBVA, EY, Siemens Gamesa, Schindler and Coca-Cola. Natal joined LLYC in 2014. As senior director and global leader of the consumer engagement department, he has overseen flagship projects for Coca-Cola, Campofrío, Telefónica, BBVA, Multiópticas and Gonvarri.
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| Stefanie Mohr |
The Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh has named Stefanie Mohr director of marketing & engagement. Mohr comes to the Carnegie from L’Oréal, where she served as assistant vice president, head of corporate communications, for the company’s consumer products division. She was previously director, public relations at Glamour and has also been director, global corporate communications at Estée Lauder. She arrives as the museum moves ahead with preparations to produce the next Carnegie International, an exhibition of contemporary art from around the world, in 2022.
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| Cindy Flynn |
Union Home Mortgage has appointed Cindy Flynn chief marketing and communications officer. Flynn has served as an advisor to the firm since January 2019. Before that, she was executive vice president and chief administrative and marketing officer for New York Community Bancorp. Flynn previously held roles at AmTrust Bank leading into its acquisition by NYCB, Citizens Financial Group, Charter One Financial and KeyCorp. In her new role, she is responsible for running UHM’s entire national marketing and communications and sales support platform for all channels of business. She also oversees the Union Home Mortgage Foundation.
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