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| Danny Calogero |
Vested names Danny Calogero director in its London office. Calogero joins the agency from Lansons, where he was a board director. He has also served as a director at Peregrine Communications, an associate director at Headland Consultancy and an account director at Prosek Partners. In his new post, Calogero will lead a number of strategic accounts and work to drive further growth. “His experience, drive and enthusiasm to deliver exceptional results and evolve the role of financial services communications makes him a clear fit for our team," said Vested UK chief executive officer Elspeth Rothwell. Calogero’s appointment coincides with Vested’s third anniversary in the UK.
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| Sven Johnston |
Idea Hall adds Sven Johnston to its executive leadership team as vice president. Johnston comes to Idea Hall from marketing firm Gigasavvy, where he was a founding partner and vice president of business development. At Idea Hall, Johnston will work to cultivate new and existing clients across the firm’s key practice studios: real estate, healthcare, business services, nonprofit, consumer products, hospitality/travel/leisure, education and public agencies. He will also will work alongside the marketing and operations teams to help shape the agency’s regional and national growth strategy. Idea Hall president and CEO Rebecca Hall calls Johnston “one of the most well-respected and highly regarded business connectors in the industry.”
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| Claire Koeneman |
Golin hires Claire Koeneman to lead its North American corporate communications practice. Koeneman was most recently a partner at Bully Pulpit Interactive. She has served as executive vp, corporate communications at Hill + Knowlton and president of MWWPR/Financial Relations Board. Koeneman will provide corporate communications strategy for some of Golin’s enterprise accounts as well as leading new business efforts across the region, contributing to global growth efforts and working in collaboration with Golin Group brands IPG DXTRA and IPG.
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| Zarnaz Arlia |
Astute brings on Zarnaz Arlia as chief marketing officer and promotes Shellie Vornhagen to chief customer experience officer at the consumer engagement platform. Zarnaz was most recently global vice president of corporate marketing at Sitecore. She has also served as vice president of marketing at Trifacta and vice president of corporate marketing at Neustar. As CMO, Arlia will be based in San Francisco and oversee the integration of Astute’s marketing organization with recent acquisitions of iPerceptions and Socialbakers. Vornhagen was previously Astute’s SVP of Marketing and Client Services. Before that, she led global market strategy for Oracle’s retail business unit.
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. 
