 |
| Dana Ripley |
American International Group hires Dana Ripley as vice president, global head of media & external communications, a newly created role. Ripley joins AIG from 12A Consulting, where he was founder and chief communications officer. He was previously chief communications officer at U.S. Bank; senior vice president, corporate communications at Voya Financial; and director of media relations at Jackson National Life Distributors. In his new post, Ripley will be focused on articulating and communicating AIG’s strategy and value proposition to its external stakeholders. “Dana is a seasoned professional with significant industry experience and communications expertise. He will play a critical role in all aspects of our strategic communications efforts,” said AIG executive vice president, general counsel & global head of communications and government affairs Lucy Fato.
 |
| Elysa Nelson |
Pierpont Communications promotes Elysa Nelson to senior vice president and Dave Stump to senior vice president, business development. Nelson joined Pierpont in Houston in 2015 and has helped build the agency’s San Antonio presence. Before coming to Pierpont, she was manager, corporate services communications at Fidelity Investments. Stump joined the agency in 2014 as vice president, business development. He was previously executive vice president, sales at information tech company Content Active and held senior marketing positions at 4 Guys Interactive and NGC.
 |
| Abbas Merchant |
Regions Bank names Abbas Merchant chief marketing officer. Merchant joins Regions from M&T Bank, where he was group vice president of consumer and business marketing and customer analytics and sciences. He previously led analytics and other marketing operations at U.S. Bancorp and the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. Merchant succeeds Michele Elrod, who is retiring. “We are focused on providing personalized experiences and solutions for our customers, and the experience and insights Abbas brings to Regions will help us advance this priority,” said Regions Financial Corp. president and CEO John Turner.
Andrew Sinclair, who spent nine years at ExxonMobil, has joined Dallas-based Empower lithium producer as chief public and government relations officer.
Linhart Public Relations, a Denver-based firm, names Ashley Campbell VP and partner... Akima, a provider of mission-focused solutions to the federal government, appoints Michael Teegardin as VP of marketing & communications... QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of diagnostic solutions, appoints Sanjeev Sharma as VP, investor relations... McNeely Brockman Public Relations hires Lindsey West as an account executive. 
Allison DeLeo, who rose to senior VP and West Coast lead during a nearly 17-year run at Racepoint Global has joined Method Communications as senior VP.
APCO names Kelly Williamson, who has been president, North America since 2018, chief client officer and global president of capital markets, a newly created role... Avenue Z, which has offices in NYC and Miami, brings on Stephanie Goenaga as associate director, public relations... Marino names Vincent Dente EVP of creative and AI innovation, a new post.
Joele Frank managing director Tim Ragones and Jasper Street Partners' MD Peter da Silva Vint join stakeholder intelligence advisory firm Sodali & Co.
