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| Sharon Barclay |
Sharon Barclay, who led the enterprise technology portfolio at Grayling as a senior VP, has come on board at Allison+Partners as executive VP.
At Grayling, Barclay created integrated communication strategies, directed global teams and provided senior counsel to executives at such companies as MicroStrategy, Flex and CourseHero.
Before joining Grayling, she was a principal at Blue Trumpet Group; an independent contractor focused on corporate and executive visibility. She has also managed Cisco’s Partner PR program and led MWWPR’s San Francisco office as senior vice president and general manager.
At Allison+Partners, Barclay will leverage her experience handling executive visibility, corporate narratives, product marketing, crisis communications and analyst relations.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
