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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.
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, an SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation hires Amy Martin Ziegenfuss as CMO, effective June 3. Ziegenfuss was most recently CMO at Carnival Cruise Line... Narrative Strategies brings on Hanna Beckman and Rich Casale as senior directors... Grayling has appointed Maury Postal as EVP, creative strategy and innovation services... HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an educational publisher and technology company focused on K–12 education, assessments and professional learning, names Jessica Naeve CMO.
Brunswick Group has announced that Teneo's Christian Buss and Netflix's Paul Shaw have joined the firm as partners in San Francisco.
4media group promotes chief operating officer Melissa Elsner to CEO, succeeding Ed Cyster... Seven Letter names Tanvi Purohit account director at its Seven Letter Labs unit... Moxie Strategies, which is marking its second anniversary, brings on Janice Laurente as EVP of public affairs.
