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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.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
