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| Miranda Higham |
WarnerMedia appoints Miranda Higham senior vice president and head of communications for its international division. Higham comes to WarnerMedia from 21st Century Fox, where she was senior VP of corporate communications, leading the company’s communications function across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In her new position, Higham will serve as the lead communications executive for WarnerMedia’s global presence outside of the US. “Miranda is an effective strategist and impactful storyteller and has been a trusted advisor to industry leaders, helping to drive results through times of disruption and transformation,” said WarnerMedia executive vice president, communications and chief inclusion officer Christy Haubegger.
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| Theresa McLaughlin |
State Street Corporation names Theresa McLaughlin global chief marketing officer. McLaughlin joins State Street from TD Bank Financial Group where she was global chief marketing, customer experience & corporate citizenship officer for the past eight years. Before that, she was chief marketing officer at Citizens Financial Group, a division of Royal Bank of Scotland. “Theresa has a proven track record of building brands that reflect the strength of their respective businesses and we look forward to her bringing the skills and leadership to further enhance our global reach and impact,” said State Street executive vice president and global head of client experience Julia McCarthy.
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| Frank Tortorici |
Marketing Maven has promoted Frank Tortorici to director of media relations. Tortorici, who joined the agency in 2015, was previously senior media strategist. Before coming to Marketing Maven, he was a director at Steinreich Communications. Tortorici has also served as a media relations consultant to corporation including Peppers & Rogers Group and TeleTech. In his new position, he will lead and continue to enhance the agency’s relationships with top tier media. Tortorici works from the agency’s East Coast office, reporting to founder CEO and president Lindsey Carnett in Los Angeles. “Frank is a key reason for the growth of Marketing Maven throughout the last decade,” said Carnett.
Jim O’Leary, Weber Shandwick global president and North America CEO, has joined Penta Group, the DC corporate advisory, as CEO.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
