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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.
Aaron Guiterman will rejoin Edelman’s government and PA unit as head of US public affairs on April 29.
Meyocks, a branding and marketing agency, hires Marcie Garcia to lead its strategy function... Erich and Kallman, the ad agency co-founded by Steven Erich and Eric Kallman, appoints Stephen Larkin as its first CMO... Allied Global Marketing, which has 24 offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, names Nicola Gold as business director APAC, brand experience.
Pierpont Communications of Houston hires Dan Mahoney and Pete Webb to focus on building a presence in the Denver market... Millwright Holdings appoints Ainsley Sheikali as head of business development, a new post... Shore Fire Media CEO Marilyn Laverty is tapped to increase collaboration among the Dolphin Entertainment units... Berns Communications Group names Quin Acciani VP, consumer and retail practice. 
Prosek Partners brings on Diana Estupinan to lead its first office in the Middle East, which will be located in Abu Dhabi... Madwell promotes Gabriela Benitez to president, a newly created role at the firm... Zonda, which provides data-driven market solutions to companies in the homebuilding industry, names Tom LeBaron as VP, performance and growth marketing
FGS Global brings on Global Counsel's Joe Palombo as a partner in the firm’s London office... SJW Group, an investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utility, names Nazan Riahei as VP of communications, a newly created role... Measurabl, an ESG tech platform for real estate, names Chris Zegal SVP of marketing
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