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| Chanta' Stewart |
Evoke KYNE promotes account director Chanta’ Stewart to VP, head of diversity, equity and inclusion, a newly established role. She has also served as an associate vice president at Finn Partners. In her new position, Stewart will expand and shape the company’s global DE&I initiatives while also serving as its in-house expert to help guide client engagements in this area. “We are committed to being part of the change that is needed in our industry and I’m thrilled that Chanta’ will be guiding our DE&I efforts for both our teams and our clients alike,” said Evoke KYNE chief executive officer David Kyne.
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| Ted Deutsch |
Taft Communications names Ted Deutsch chief executive officer. Deutsch has served as president of the firm since 2014, and has been a minority owner since 2018. As well as taking on the CEO role, he is now majority owner of the firm. Before coming to Taft, he was VP of communications & PA at Sandoz and Avis-Budget Group. “Ted has led the threefold growth of our Taft Communications business and we are thrilled about the continued vitality of the firm under his leadership,” said Taft co-founder Pete Taft.
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| Greg Sandoval |
Bospar brings on Greg Sandoval as content manager. Sandoval was previously a senior reporter at Business Insider, and he has also worked as a reporter and writer for online and print platforms including CNET, The Verge, CBS, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, covering a variety of tech-related topics. His hiring follows the arrival at the firm of Racquel Yerbury as content & research director. Yerbury previously worked at cloud security company Fugue and ran her own content firm in the greater Washington, D.C., area. “Adding Greg and Racquel to the content team is critical to sustaining our growth," said Bospar chief content officer Tricia Heinrich. "Their depth of experience in tech PR, coupled with their superlative writing capabilities, make them incredible assets.”
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
