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| Blanca Juti |
L’Oréal recruits Blanca Juti as chief communications & public affairs officer. Juti joins L’Oréal from Heineken, where she was chief corporate affairs officer. She has also served as chief brand officer at Rovio Entertainment and vice president of marketing at Nokia. Earlier in her career, Juti spent five years working as the cultural attaché for the Mexican Embassy in Finland. At L’Oréal, she succeeds Lucia Dumas, who had held the position since January 2018. She will relocate to France and assume her new position in April.
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| George Snell |
360PR+ hires George Snell head of content innovation and integration. Snell was previously general manager and executive producer at Matter, where he launched the agency’s strategic content unit. Before that, he was executive vice president, integrated media strategy at Weber Shandwick, co-founding its GoLive broadcast unit and overseeing development of digital and social media strategy, content creation and distribution. At 360PR+, Snell will lead the agency’s team of content creators and digital strategists and collaborate with client teams across the organization. “George knows that a good story knows no boundaries today and he brings expertise in developing and distributing stories in ways that maximize reach and engagement,” said 360PR+ CEO Laura Tomasetti.
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| Alex Nathanson |
The Pollack Group adds Alex Nathanson as technology practice lead. Nathanson was previously corporate marketing brand manager at Rain Bird Corporation, an irrigation and water management company, where he led key marketing communications, online advertising, brand strategy, data privacy, social media, global website development and e-commerce programs. Before that, he held senior-level positions at Lantronix, a networking and IoT-enabling technology company, and Epson America. At Pollock, Nathanson will head up a team focused on such tech sectors as cybersecurity, high-performance storage, networking, digital commerce and mobile communications. “Alex will help accelerate the agency’s expansion efforts, while also putting our already diverse PR and marketing service offerings to work in a new sector for the agency,” said TPG chief executive officer Noemi Pollack.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
