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| Rachel Swanson |
French/West/Vaughan promotes Rachel Swanson to senior VP. Swanson, who first joined FWV in 2012, most recently served as VP. She oversees an clients in sectors ranging from food and beverage to fashion and lifestyle. In addition, CGPR (FWV’s Greater Boston office) has named Meryl Rader as VP president. In this role, she will also serve as account service director, overseeing clients across the active lifestyle, outdoor, technology and travel sectors. The agency’s dedicated pet and veterinary practice FWV Fetching, out of Tampa, FL has appointed Mackenzie Smith group account director.
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| Christina Forrest |
Violet PR ups Christina Forrest to account director. Forrest has been with the agency since 2014, most recently serving as account manager. She previously worked at Litzky Public Relations and non-profit organization Move for Hunger. In her new post, Forrest will manage media relations, content development and social media programs. "The success of our boutique PR firm is due in large part to Christina's hard work and creativity over the last seven years," said Violet PR president April Mason.
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| Rachel Ramos |
Capstone Hill Search, which places executives in PR, communications, creative, digital and marketing businesses, hires Rachel Ramos as VP of the firm’s US operations. Ramos was previously VP, creative services at staffing service ThinkTPG. CHS has also named Brianna Hartz, Julia Thomas and Amy Pattison-Emms to senior positions. Hartz comes on board as managing consultant in CHS’s New York office. Thomas joins CHS’s London office from VMA Group, and serves as principal consultant, public and corporate affairs. Pattison-Emms, who previously was a senior consultant at Gemini People, also joins CHS’s London operations as a principal consultant. “Rachel, Brianna, Julia and Amy each bring unique and diverse backgrounds, yet common specialist knowledge and understanding of the integrated communications and marketing industries in which we operate,” said Capstone Hill Search global managing director Matthew Ver Bruggen.
Ballard Partners names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
