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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.
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
