 |
| 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.
 |
| 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.
 |
| 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.
Sphere Entertainment Co., an entertainment holding company that owns the Sphere event venue in Nevada and New York-based regional sports network chain MSG Networks, names Karen Laureano-Rikardsen global head of corporate marketing and communications....Fender Musical Instruments Corporation appoints Christina Stejskal as chief communications officer, a new position at the company....Herringbone, a digital marketing platform backed by Trinity Hunt Partners, names Dan Hinckley head of AI.
DGA Group has added Hilton alum Jonas Neihardt as a senior advisor to bolster its hospitality, travel and tourism offering.
Ed Harnaga, who most recently served as SVP, chief marketing and communications officer at Pfizer, joins Vantage Data Centers, which provides hyperscale data center campuses, in the chief marketing and communications officer spot.
Lucas Public Affairs, a Sacramento-based firm, adds Sallie Poggi, who has worked at both FleishmanHillard and APCO, as a VP. Most recently, Poggi was chief communications officer at the University of the Pacific... Allied Universal, a security and facility services company, brings on Melissa Butler as VP of communications. She was at Burson... Talk Shop Media, a firm that operates in Canada and the U.S., specializing in PR, corporate communications and social media, promotes Stuart Martin to managing director of its U.S West Coast operations.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Madeleine Boyd SVP, global brand communications. Most recently, she served as global SVP, beauty & wellness at Together Group... Cohen & Steers, a global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, names Erik Schneberger as EVP, chief marketing officer... CooperVision, a contact lens company, brings on former Bayer VP Brenda Raphael as VO of marketing, Americas.
