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| Danielle Carrig |
Condé Nast has named Danielle Carrig global chief communications officer, a newly created position at the company, effective May 26. Carrig comes to Condé Nast from VICE Media Group, where she also served as global chief communications officer, overseeing a team in North America, Europe and Asia charged with advancing communications strategies. She has also led teams at Netflix responsible for visual communications, events, public relations and talent relations and was senior vice president, communications and public affairs at A+E Networks’ Lifetime cable channel. At Condé Nast, Carrig will head up all internal and external communications, media relations, crisis management and employee engagement. In addition, she will act as a strategic counselor and advisor to Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch.
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| Ian Bailey |
Qurate Retail Group, whose subsidiary companies include QVC, HSN and Frontgate, has brought on Ian Bailey as senior vice president, communications and community. Bailey joins the company from Abercrombie & Fitch, where he was vice president, head of communications and public relations. He has also served as principal at Capital C Partners, and executive vice president and general manager of Hill+ Knowlton Strategies’ New York office and Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Weber Shandwick in New York and London. In his new post, Bailey will lead Qurate’s corporate communications, financial communications, internal communications, corporate responsibility and consumer public relations teams.
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| Stephanie Merkel |
Everest Re Group, a Bermuda-based reinsurance company, has named Stephanie Merkel vice president, marketing and communications. Merkel joins from Chubb, where she served in a variety of senior marketing capacities within their North America operation. She was previously a senior marketing communications specialist at AIG. Based in Everest Re Group’s Philadelphia office, Merkel will be responsible for leading the day-to-day activity of the marketing and communications team. “Stephanie will work closely with me, our executive team, and the marketing and communications group to focus on promoting the strategic vision of Everest Re Group,” said Everest Re Group head of marketing and communications Dan Lopes.
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
