 |
| Chris Ender |
CBS Entertainment Group has appointed Chris Ender, who has been with the company for 24 years, as its new head of communications.
Ender has served as executive vice president, communications at CBS since 2013. His previous positions included SVP communications and VP media relations.
He succeeds Dana McClintock, who announced that he was leaving CBS in March. McClintock’s departure followed the exit of CBS interim boss Joe Iannello, who was replaced by former vice chairman of NBCUniversal Content Studio George Cheeks. Ianello had assumed the job after the ouster of Les Moonves.
In a memo to CBS staff, Cheeks said that Ender “will be responsible for all public relations, media relations and corporate communications functions across our CBS divisions.”
Ender will continue to be based in CBS’ Studio City offices, while vice president, corporate communications Rick McCabe, will lead its New York team.
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.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
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.
