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| Jennifer Kohl |
Purple Strategies has brought on Jennifer Kohl, who was communications director for President Obama’s re-election campaign in Virginia, as a senior director. She most recently led the public relations team for Nobel Peace Prize nominee Chef José Andrés and his restaurant group, ThinkFoodGroup. Kohl has also worked as vice president and senior strategist at GMMP and strategic communications advisor to former FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. “Jen’s deep experience advising leaders and operating across government, politics, media, non-profits and corporations is exactly the sort of cross-disciplinary mentality our clients are seeking,” said Purple Strategies co-founder and CEO Steve McMahon.
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| Nicholas Love |
G&S has named Nicholas Love vice president of digital marketing. Love was previously director of social media at the agency. Before coming to G&S in 2018, he served as director of the social media strategy hub at North Carolina State University and senior director of social media at Ohio State University. In his new post, Love is responsible for client relationships, collaborating across multiple agency functions, overseeing day-to-day operations, and continued expansion of the agency's digital offerings. "Nick has helped pave the way for an easier transition to omnichannel strategies with digital at their core,” said G&S principal and managing director Caryn Caratelli. “For the last two years, he has been a strong voice in helping advance our digital capabilities and shaping the practice into what it is today.”
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| Dan Scorpio |
Abernathy MacGregor has promoted Dan Scorpio to managing director. Based in Chicago, Scorpio joined the firm in 2015. He was previously a director at RF|Binder. Scorpio provides communications, stakeholder engagement and reputation management counsel to executive leadership teams and boards of directors, with an emphasis on transactions, shareholder activism, crisis/litigation and governance matters. He has also developed and executed strategic corporate positioning, thought leadership and investor communications programs. “He has worked on some of the most complicated and sensitive client matters for our firm, helping deliver results that support clients’ business objectives and build value for the long term,” said Abernathy MacGregor CEO Tom Johnson.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
