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| Alfred Ironside |
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named Alfred Ironside vice president for communications, effective Feb. 24. Ironside comes to MIT from the Ford Foundation, where he has served as vice president of global communications since 2014. He oversaw the foundation’s executive communications, messaging, strategic partnerships, and public affairs. Ironside was previously chief of media relations at UNICEF. “As MIT’s chief communications officer, Alfred will advise senior leaders across MIT and shape our overall communications strategy, including media relations, crisis communications, marketing and branding, as well as digital strategy and development,” said MIT president L. Rafael Reif.
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| Katy Compton-Bishop |
London-based Madano has named Katy Compton-Bishop head of healthcare. Compton-Bishop joins the firm from MSL, where she served as senior director, health. She previously spent over a decade at Ruder Finn, most recently as head of healthcare, and has been PR director at Euro RSC Life. Compton-Bishop has worked with clients on professional and consumer media relations, as well as on thought leadership initiatives, advocacy development and issues management.
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| Phil Clement |
Johnson Controls has appointed Phil Clement global chief marketing officer. Clement was founder and managing partner at Chartwell Advisory Partners. He was previously global chief marketing and communications officer for Aon, with responsibility for developing the company’s global CRM systems, common sales processes and a single global brand. In his new post, he will be responsible for all global activities related to conceptualizing and implementing market strategy and demand generation. He reports to executive vice president and chief digital & customer officer Mike Ellis.
Aaron Guiterman will rejoin Edelman’s government and PA unit as head of US public affairs on April 29.
Meyocks, a branding and marketing agency, hires Marcie Garcia to lead its strategy function... Erich and Kallman, the ad agency co-founded by Steven Erich and Eric Kallman, appoints Stephen Larkin as its first CMO... Allied Global Marketing, which has 24 offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, names Nicola Gold as business director APAC, brand experience.
Pierpont Communications of Houston hires Dan Mahoney and Pete Webb to focus on building a presence in the Denver market... Millwright Holdings appoints Ainsley Sheikali as head of business development, a new post... Shore Fire Media CEO Marilyn Laverty is tapped to increase collaboration among the Dolphin Entertainment units... Berns Communications Group names Quin Acciani VP, consumer and retail practice. 
Prosek Partners brings on Diana Estupinan to lead its first office in the Middle East, which will be located in Abu Dhabi... Madwell promotes Gabriela Benitez to president, a newly created role at the firm... Zonda, which provides data-driven market solutions to companies in the homebuilding industry, names Tom LeBaron as VP, performance and growth marketing
FGS Global brings on Global Counsel's Joe Palombo as a partner in the firm’s London office... SJW Group, an investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utility, names Nazan Riahei as VP of communications, a newly created role... Measurabl, an ESG tech platform for real estate, names Chris Zegal SVP of marketing
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