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| Annie Perkins |
SHIFT Communications has named Annie Perkins managing director – East, leading client teams and operations in Boston and New York. Perkins was previously senior vice president — consumer and healthcare at the firm. Before coming to Shift in 2011, she worked at PAN Communications and Hearthstone Realty Corporation. In her new post, her focus will be on deepening client relationships by cultivating cross-network collaborations and creative integrations. SHIFT has also promoted human resources manager Kara Armit to chief of staff and named Sarah Babbitt transitions to vice president, marketing.
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| Mike Dabadie |
Heart+Mind Strategies has named Mike Dabadie CEO of the company. Dabadie, a founding partner of Heart+Mind, had previously been serving as co-CEO with Dr. Dee Allsop, who will be on 18-month sabbatical, returning in early 2022. Dabadie will work closely with Mark Wirthlin, who continues to head the company's executive leadership as president/COO, as well as with the rest of his leadership team. Before helping to startup Heart+Mind, Dabadie was managing director, North America at London-based consulting firm Promise Corporation. He has also served as president, brand & strategy at Harris Interactive.
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| Michelle Edelman |
New Orleans-based marketing and communications PETERMAYER has promoted EVP and chief strategy officer Michelle Edelman to agency president. Before joining the agency as vice president and strategy director in 2013, Edelman was president and director of communications planning at NYCA, a boutique firm in San Diego. She has also served as managing partner/director of planning at Ogilvy & Mather and SVP/director of planning at Leo Burnett. Petermayer owner Mark Mayer has shifted into the role of CEO and chairman, and co-owner Josh Mayer will continue as the agency’s chief creative officer.
Nick Mammano, who was president/CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, has rejoined Mercury Public Affairs as a managing director in its Saddle Brook office.
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.
