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| Rebecca Lowell Edwards |
The American Civil Liberties Union is bringing on Rebecca Lowell Edwards as chief communications officer, effective June 1. She succeeds Michele Moore, who left the organization in December to become VP of global communications at the Ford Foundation. Edwards most recently served as senior VP, global communications at Schneider Electric. She was previously director of strategic communications and public affairs at the International Olympic Committee, chief communications officer for GE Oil and Gas and Sub-Saharan Africa, and has worked as a communications consultant with Ruder Finn and Douglas Gould and Company. She began her career as a journalist, having worked as a copy editor at Dow Jones Newswires, and as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal. At the ACLU, Edwards will oversee the civil liberties organization’s national communications, media relations, branding, and engagement strategy functions.
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| Stacey Tank |
Heineken has appointed Stacey Tank chief corporate affairs and transformation officer, effective June 1. Tank returns to Heineken, where she led corporate relations until 2015, from Home Depot, where she served as chief communications officer and led the company’s installation services and measurement services businesses. She has also worked for GE in a variety of international audit, finance and communications roles. Her new role encompasses public affairs, sustainable development and global communications, in addition to supporting key change and transformation initiatives of Heineken’s strategic agenda.
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| Robert Volmer |
Helicopter Association International has brought on Robert Volmer as VP of marketing communications. Volmer is a founding partner of Crosby~Volmer International Communications. He was previously manager of corporate communications at the Air Transport Association. At HAI, Volmer will oversee branding, messaging, research, technology and media for the association. “Rob’s experience in communicating to a variety of audiences, including government, business, and the consumer, will help HAI to demonstrate the value of our industry to the global community,” said HAI president and CEO James Viola.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
