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| Dawn Christian |
GCI Health has named Dawn Christian senior vice president of inclusion and diversity. Christian comes to the agency from AstraZeneca, whereas associate director of learning strategy, she championed global inclusion & diversity efforts. She has also served as product marketing manager at Astellas Pharma and marketing manager at Amgen. At GCI Health, Christian will be the primary subject matter expert and architect of the agency’s inclusion and diversity strategy, as well as providing guidance, direction and oversight on all internal and external communications related to that strategy’s goals. “I believe Dawn’s leadership and vision will be valuable in building a truly representative workplace that reflects the broader cultural shifts happening globally and in the communities where we operate,” said GCI Health CEO Wendy Lund.
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| John Zeigler |
Sinclair Broadcast Group has hired John Zeigler as chief marketing officer, a newly created role. Zeigler was previously vice president marketing and creative for the YES Network, where he established YES Creative Group, an in-house creative and marketing agency that oversaw on-air branding, digital marketing and strategic initiatives. He has also served as vice president of creative services and digital media at Z Living Network and vice president, creative content at WGN America. At Sinclair Zeigler will initially focus on developing and executing brand marketing strategy for Sinclair’s affiliate stations and 21 Regional Sports Networks. He will also assume responsibility for Sinclair's promotions, creative services and marketing departments. “John has consistently developed strategic marketing campaigns that led to incredible brand growth across multiple networks," said Sinclair President and CRO Rob Weisbord.
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| Beth Jannery |
Caliburn International, which provides professional services and solutions to U.S. federal government agencies and commercial clients, has brought on Beth Jannery as senior vice president, marketing and communications. Jannery comes to the company from Raytheon, where she served on the global strategic marketing & communications team for Raytheon Missiles & Defense and was a member of its branding and storytelling team. She was previously director of journalism for George Mason University’s department of communications. At Caliburn, Jannery will oversee the firm’s communications and branding strategy and the integration and implementation of public relations and marketing activities. “Beth’s strategic leadership in shaping a communications vision for how we impact the lives of our stakeholders—including our clients, team members and the global community that we serve—is a critical component of our executive leadership team,” said Caliburn International CEO Jim Van Dusen.
Wendy Carhart, who rose to the chief communications, culture & purpose post at Real Chemistry, has moved to the Learning Care Group.
ICR names Sukanti Ghosh as partner, international strategy & markets. Ghosh was most recently president of global policy & communications at Vedanta Resources Limited, one of ICR’s largest international clients... August promotes Scott Deveau to senior managing director... Milk & Honey PR, a UK-based firm, brings on Mollie Starr as partner and head of Milk & Honey North America.
Jeff Reczek, who most recently served as director of CDC Washington at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is coming on board as a partner at bipartisan health care firm TDY @ FGS Global.
Narrative Strategies brings on Christina Cameron and Jessica Stallone as senior directors... CI&T, a global technology transformation specialist, appoints Sarah Painter as SVP, marketing for EMEA... Avenue Z promotes Annie Zeigler to associate director, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Accenture promotes Rachel Frey to CCO, a newly created role at the company... AMD, a multinational semiconductor company, recruits Salesforce president and CMO Ariel Kelman to serve as its SVP and CMO... L.C. Williams & Associates, which is celebrating 40 years in business, brings Maria Balice back to the firm as EVP to lead its corporate affairs work.
