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| Allyson Witherspoon |
Nissan has promoted Allyson Witherspoon to U.S. chief marketing officer. Witherspoon has most recently served as vice president, marketing communications and media, and she has also been general manager for global brand engagement for the company in Japan. Before coming to Nissan, she was director of marketing communications for INFINITI and global business director at Havas Worldwide. In her new post, Witherspoon is responsible for marketing communications and media, data innovation and customer experience, enhancing brand value, customer trust and insights, and product marketing.
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| Jason Bunge |
Riot Games, a video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer, has named Jason Bunge chief marketing officer, a newly created position at the company. Bunge joins Riot Games from Electronic Arts, where he most recently served as senior vice president of global brand management and marketing. His previous positions include vice president marketing and analytics at Trulia and senior director of product marketing at Skype. In his new role, Bunge will oversee Riot's marketing and publishing efforts and lead its global channel strategy teams as the studio transitions to being a multi-game publisher. “Jason's proven track record of deploying and sustaining games and his deep understanding of players are exactly the combination we were looking for in a CMO," said Riot Games president of worldwide publishing Jin Oh.
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| Amanda Hundt |
Health Catalyst, which provides data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, has appointed Amanda Hundt as vice president of corporate communications. Hundt was previously an account director at WE Communications, where Health Catalyst was one of her clients. She has also worked at Sparkpr and Racepoint Global. At Health Catalyst, Hundt's responsibilities will include creating and implementing external communications and public relations strategies as well as contributing to the company’s diversity and inclusion thought leadership initiatives, reporting to Trudy Sullivan, chief communications officer and chief diversity, equity & inclusion officer. “Amanda is an exceptional communications leader, strategist and thought partner and she will enhance our ability to bring to life our vision of a future in which all healthcare decisions are data-informed," said Sullivan.
The Next Solutions Group names Michelle Agnew as VP, reputation and issues management. Agnew joins NSG from The Coca-Cola Company, where she was director of strategic communications... Nebius, which works with startups and enterprises building AI products, agents and services, appoints Lindsey Irvine as CMO... Zeta Global, an intelligent AI infrastructure company, names Leah Pope CMO and Candace Dean chief communications officer.
SiriusXM recruits Paramount Pictures EVP, global communications Jenny Tartikoff to serve as SVP and head of communications, effective August 10.
West of Fairfax, which is in Los Angeles, appoints Scott Mallone as president. Mallone joins the agency from SHFT Labs... Codeword ups Brandon Carter to SVP, head of strategy... JOTO PR Disruptors names Nick Westcott head of establishment, working to improve coordination across departments, and helping each part of the agency operate with greater clarity, consistency and readiness for scale. 
Sotheby’s brings on Christie’s global head of communications Natasha Le Bel to serve as chief communications officer.
The U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, names David Purcell CMO, leading the organization’s marketing and communications... Capital V Strategies, a strategic communications and advisory firm, names Andy Dueñas to lead its newly launched Transactions & IPO Communications division... Haven Tower Group, which works with clients in the wealth management space, appoints Stephen Langlois to its board of advisors. Langlois is currently managing principal of Seaport Consulting Partners. 
