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| Lisa Shichijo |
IPG shop Current Global has brought on Lisa Shichijo as a senior vice president in its North America healthcare practice. Shichijo comes to Current from Chandler Chicco Agency, where she served as a healthcare communications specialist. She was previously a group director at WCG, and has also worked at GCI Health and Porter Novelli. Andria Arena, who is coming on board at the healthcare practice as vice president, has previously served as a vice president at Biosector 2, Edelman and Burson-Marsteller. Current has also hired Megan Gyrion as senior manager, Scientific Communications and Beth Schifflin as senior manager. In London, Nivey Nocher will now serve as the agency’s director of health, UK.
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| Jann Eicker |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Jann Eicker as chief creative strategy officer in Germany. Eicker was most recently at the Engine Group, where he helped build up the agency’s German site as head of digital & innovation. He has also held leadership roles with Grey, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Sapient, and prior to that, co-founded a marketing agency he managed for 10 years. At H+K, Eicker will lead the firm’s German innovation + creative hub, working to transform the way communication strategies are delivered to clients across the firm.
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| Jön White |
Vladimir Jones has brought on Jön White as director of digital and data. White comes to the agency from nonprofit organization management firm Scrum Alliance, where he served as senior manager, global digital marketing. He has also worked with such brands as worked with international brands such as Toyota, Lexus and Bank of Hawaii. In his new post, he will lead the digital team in developing, implementing and optimizing digital marketing strategies. He will also serve on the agency’s leadership team. Catherine Burdick is also joining the agency from Wieden+Kennedy as associate media director.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
