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| John Hatfield |
Norfolk Southern recruits John Hatfield for the VP-corporate communications job. Hatfield will also oversee the freight railroad's foundation. He comes to the company from energy provider Arizona Public Service, where he served as VP, communications and community affairs. Before that, he was director, corporate communications at public utility holding company Edison International and a senior VP at Golin. "John is a seasoned executive and experienced communication professional," said Norfolk Southern Chairman president, and CEO James Squires. "As we move through a time of tremendous change for our company, it's essential for us to engage effectively with our stakeholders."
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| Greg Drebin |
Loop Media hires Greg Drebin as chief content and marketing officer. Drebin joins Loop from 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, where he was executive VP of worldwide marketing, publicity and research. He previously served as senior VP of programming and marketing at Warner Bros. International TV Branded Services, and has also held key posts at Universal Music Group and Infinity Broadcasting. At Loop, Drebin will be tasked with developing content and brands as well as being responsible for the creative and marketing initiatives of Loop Media and its business and consumer-facing brands.
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| Stacey Wu, Jessica Deckinger |
Everbridge names Stacey Wu chief marketing officer and Jessica Deckinger chief communications officer. Both will report directly to Everbridge CEO David Meredith. Wu comes to Everbridge from cybersecurity company Fortinet, where she served as senior vice president global marketing. She previously held executive marketing leadership and global demand generation positions at Avaya and Symantec. Deckinger joins Everbridge from Humana, where she served as CMO of its Author by Humana division. She has also held the CMO post at both Adeo Health Science and Merchant Customer Exchange. “Stacey and Jessica demonstrate our ability to hire top leaders with great credentials. They both ran marketing and communications organizations for major global brands and bring to Everbridge extensive expertise, as well as graduate degrees from MIT and Harvard, respectively,” said Meredith.
Andrew Sinclair, who spent nine years at ExxonMobil, has joined Dallas-based Empower lithium producer as chief public and government relations officer.
Linhart Public Relations, a Denver-based firm, names Ashley Campbell VP and partner... Akima, a provider of mission-focused solutions to the federal government, appoints Michael Teegardin as VP of marketing & communications... QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of diagnostic solutions, appoints Sanjeev Sharma as VP, investor relations... McNeely Brockman Public Relations hires Lindsey West as an account executive. 
Allison DeLeo, who rose to senior VP and West Coast lead during a nearly 17-year run at Racepoint Global has joined Method Communications as senior VP.
APCO names Kelly Williamson, who has been president, North America since 2018, chief client officer and global president of capital markets, a newly created role... Avenue Z, which has offices in NYC and Miami, brings on Stephanie Goenaga as associate director, public relations... Marino names Vincent Dente EVP of creative and AI innovation, a new post.
Joele Frank managing director Tim Ragones and Jasper Street Partners' MD Peter da Silva Vint join stakeholder intelligence advisory firm Sodali & Co.
