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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.
ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.
Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
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.
