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| Kimberly Bates |
LRXD appoints Kimberly Bates, chief marketing officer and chief futurist. Bates comes to LRXD from Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve, where she was Chief Futurist. She has also served as head of strategic planning at INNOCEAN USA. In her new position, Bates is tasked with developing LXRD’s industry presence and thought leadership content as well as working with the agency’s teams and clients. "What she brings as a strategic marketer and with the expertise in futurism will help us broaden the definition of our agency as one of the most forward-thinking available to brands,” said LRXD CEO Kelly Reedy.
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| Jason Lewis |
Allen & Gerritsen promotes Jason Lewis to senior vice president of public relations and practice lead for both Boston and Philadelphia. Lewis previously led A&G’s Philadelphia public relations practice as vice president. Before coming to A&G, has was corporate and regional media relations manager at AmeriHealth Caritas and served as communications manager for the Office of the Minority Whip for the City of Philadelphia. In his new role, Lewis continues to lead the department’s growth across PR, social media, brand reputation, and executive counsel, as well as overseeing all agency external communications. The agency has also promoted Eva Wasko from director of public relations to vice president of public relations, reporting to Lewis.
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| Felipe Ucrós |
Gladstone Place Partners names Felipe Ucrós partner. Ucrós has been with Gladstone since before its 2017 launch and has worked on financial communications and investor relations assignments for companies including AT&T, CVS Health, Nomad Foods, Renault Groupe, Marriott International and Thomson Reuters. Before coming to Gladstone, he was at Brunswick Group. “Felipe has distinguished himself in many ways: through his commitment to his profession, his focus on excellence and providing the best advice and execution, his dedication to mentorship and providing guidance to colleagues and others just starting out in the field,” said Gladstone CEO Steve Lipin.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
