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| Annette Sally |
Blue Sky, an Atlanta-based agency whose services include brand and content strategy, names Annette Sally executive vice president. Sally joins Blue Sky from 22squared, where she served as executive director of client services. She was previously an executive vice president at Leo Burnett Worldwide, Arnold NYC and Grey Group. At Bue Sky, she will be responsible for overseeing the agency’s client relations and new business development. “Annette’s ability to impact our client’s brands and businesses in a more entrepreneurial agency environment is truly exciting,” said Blue Skly CEO Rob Farinella.
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| Wendy Hsiao |
Hope-Beckham Inc. promotes Wendy Hsiao to vice president. Hsiao has been with the agency since 2016, most recently serving as account director. Before coming to Hope-Beckham, she was marketing manager for the Atlanta Humane Society. In her new role, Hsiao will be responsible for overseeing the quality of service for HBI’s client roster, sourcing new business prospects, managing all staff, and maximizing the public relations and communications effectiveness of the organization, both internally and externally. “Wendy is smart and has worked hard to earn this promotion,” said Hope-Beckham president and co-founder Bob Hope. “She is a strong talent with a bigger than life personality who is fully capable of getting even better and better as time goes by.”
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| Peter Barron |
Stripe, a Dublin-based online payment processing platform, has hired Peter Barron as global head of communications. Barron stepped down as vice president of communications and public affairs for Google’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa divisions in 2018 after spending a decade at the company. He previously worked as an editor for the BBC and iTV. In January, the company had hired former LinkedIn chief marketing officer Shannon Brayton for the position, but Brayton wound up not coming on board.
The Alpine Group, which is based in DC, promotes Barry Brown to principal as part of the firm’s expansion to Dallas-Fort Worth... ChargePoint, which runs electric vehicle charging stations, appoints Jyothi Swaroop as chief marketing and growth officer... Bassett Furniture hires Clay Hanback as director of marketing. Hanback was most recently media, content and brand marketing leader at Wrangler....Seven Letter promotes nine staffers in its PA unit.
FGS Global has hired Justin Dini, who was EVP-CCO at Paramount and a ten-year veteran of Brunswick Group, as global co-head of its strategy & reputation unit based in New York.
Dave Aglar, who was most recently integrated media lead for North America at Weber Shandwick, is moving to MikeWorldWide, where he will be chief integrated media & innovation officer.
Clario Group brings on Allison Worldwide co-founders Scott Allison and Andy Hardie-Brown as non-executive chairs... Montieth & Company promotes Perry Goldman to global managing director... Seed Health, a microbiome science company, names Anisha Raghavan as its first chief marketing officer.
CG Life, a specialized pharma agency, appoints Collette “Coco” Douaihy as chief creative officer. Most recently, Douaihy was global CCO, health at Dentsu International... Rational 360 brings on Alex Rosenwald as VP of conservative media relations and earned media... H2O America, which provides water service to over 1.6M people, appoints Michael Ambrozewicz as VP communications.
