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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.
Wendy Carhart, who rose to the chief communications, culture & purpose post at Real Chemistry, has moved to the Learning Care Group.
ICR names Sukanti Ghosh as partner, international strategy & markets. Ghosh was most recently president of global policy & communications at Vedanta Resources Limited, one of ICR’s largest international clients... August promotes Scott Deveau to senior managing director... Milk & Honey PR, a UK-based firm, brings on Mollie Starr as partner and head of Milk & Honey North America.
Jeff Reczek, who most recently served as director of CDC Washington at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is coming on board as a partner at bipartisan health care firm TDY @ FGS Global.
Narrative Strategies brings on Christina Cameron and Jessica Stallone as senior directors... CI&T, a global technology transformation specialist, appoints Sarah Painter as SVP, marketing for EMEA... Avenue Z promotes Annie Zeigler to associate director, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Accenture promotes Rachel Frey to CCO, a newly created role at the company... AMD, a multinational semiconductor company, recruits Salesforce president and CMO Ariel Kelman to serve as its SVP and CMO... L.C. Williams & Associates, which is celebrating 40 years in business, brings Maria Balice back to the firm as EVP to lead its corporate affairs work.
