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| Simone Ceruti |
APCO Worldwide has brought on Simone Ceruti as senior director, based in its Milan office. Ceruti joins APCO from BOLDT, a global strategic counseling company based in Brussels, where he was a partner. He has also held senior corporate roles at Danone and Zambon in Brussels and Milan, focused on external stakeholder relationships and advocacy across multiple sectors. In 2018, Ceruti launched Digital Together, a think tank that represents the voice of digitally-active citizens in the EU. “Simone’s international and compelling track record in navigating complex business challenges for leading multinational companies, especially in the consumer goods and technology industry, will help further reinforce our position in the market,” said APCO managing director, Italy, Paolo Compostella.
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| Molly Snyder |
Shipt, a grocery delivery service owned by Target, has hired Molly Snyder as its first chief communications officer. Snyder was with Target from 2011 to 2016, serving in several senior communications positions. She comes to Shipt from U.S. Bank, where she was senior vice president, public affairs & communications. Before that Snyder was vice president, communications at hospital and health care company Optum. At Shipt, she has responsibility for external and internal communications for the company, including media relations, executive communications and internal communications across the enterprise.
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| Martin Gawne |
North Square Investments has named Martin Gawne head of marketing. Gawne comes to North Square from Ariel Investments, where he was vice president and director of external communications. He has also held senior marketing and communications positions with Adams Street Partners, Aviva Investors Americas, and William Blair & Company. "Martin will be responsible for all aspects of marketing North Square and our investment products, including strategic marketing plans, product marketing, digital assets, thought leadership, executive and corporate communications, brand management and team development," said North Square head of distribution Phil Callahan.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
