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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.
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
