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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.
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.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
