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| Emily Kantner |
Gunpowder Inc., an agency specializing in outdoor brands, hires Emily Kantner as public relations coordinator. Kantner comes to Gunpowder from Outdoor Sportsman Group, where she managed the online presence of the company’s hunting brands. “Her experience as an editor will be a benefit to our clients as she clearly understands the editorial relationship between brands and publishers and possesses the intellectual curiosity that comes along with being a journalist,” said Gunpowder Inc. founder Ryan Chuckel.
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| Rachel Chambers |
VOSS Water appoints Rachel Chambers senior VP, marketing. Chambers joins VOSS from Perfetti Van Melle, a manufacturer and distributor of confectionery and chewing gum, where she served as vice president marketing (US and Canada). She has also held marketing positions at Starbucks and Procter & Gamble. “We are confident that her experience and talent will be instrumental in reinvigorating the VOSS innovation and marketing plans,” said VOSS Water CEO Glenn Hartman.
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| Molly Beitz |
French/West/Vaughan promotes Molly Beitz to art director and Deegan Mundy to senior producer. Beitz joined FWV in 2014, and was previously associate art director. She has worked with clients in such sectors as food and beverage, consumer products and travel and tourism. Mundy has been with the agency since April 2019, and in her new position she will continue to lead its photography and videography efforts.
Kelli Parsons, CEO of Hill & Knowlton, will take the helm of Avoq on February 1.
FGS Global has recruited Susan Ho, a veteran of Standard Chartered Bank and Brunswick Group, for the Asia chair position, a newly created post. 
Cognito appoints Felice Tobin managing director of its New York business. She was most recently general manager for Cognito Asia and managing director of its Hong Kong office... Spectrio, a company that provides digital signage, interactive kiosks, audience measurement and in-store media, brings on Steve Gilbert as VP of marketing... Hart, a Toledo, OH-based brand transformation agency, promotes Marc Paulenich from president to CEO. 
Jonathan Heppner, deputy communications director for New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, has joined SKDK as senior VP.
Clean Tomorrow, which promotes policies aimed at furthering the growth and innovation of clean energy, names Jordan Gallagher as chief operations officer... LaForce promotes Shauna Solum to EVP, a newly created, cross-agency role... Ubisoft, a gaming company, names Valentine Piedelievre-Eman as chief communications officer, effective Feb. 2.
