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| Lisa Materazzo |
Toyota North America promotes Lisa Materazzo, currently vice president of marketing for its Lexus division, to group vice president, Toyota Marketing. Materazzo’s other marketing-related roles at Toyota have included vice president, vehicle marketing and communications, and corporate manager, media strategy and digital engagement. She has also served as director of category marketing—automotive at AOL. In her new role, Materazzo will lead all Toyota division market planning, advertising, merchandising, sales promotion, incentives, NASCAR and motorsports and social and digital media. She will report to David Christ, group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division, TMNA. Materazzo succeeds Ed Laukes, who had been with the company since 1989.
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| Michael Chapman |
CarLotz, a consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace, has names Michael Chapman chief marketing officer. Chapman comes to CarLotz from The Martin Agency, where he served as chief growth officer, overseeing brand strategy for all of the agency’s clients. He was previously senior planner for McCann, where he led global strategy for UPS. “Michael Chapman is a brand builder, with unrelenting ambition and a track record of marketing success,” said CarLotz CEO and co-founder Michael Bor. CarLotz recently announced that it would become a public company via a merger that is subject to closing conditions with special purpose acquisition company Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp.
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| Liz Morentin |
Ingrooves Music Group, which is owned by Universal Music Group, has hired Liz Morentin as head of marketing and communications. Morentin was most recently executive vice president, corporate communications at Paradigm Talent Agency. Her previous positions include executive vice president, communications and media relations at Warner Bros. Records and senior vp, communications and marketing at Dick Clark Productions. At Ingrooves, Morentin will oversee brand marketing and communications as well as internal, external and B2B communications. “Her successful track record across a broad spectrum of entertainment companies, and her highly honed skills as a storyteller make her a perfect fit for this role,” said Ingrooves CEO Bob Roback.
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
