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| Kate Bullinger |
Weber Shandwick promotes Kate Bullinger to CEO of United Minds, the agency’s organizational change consultancy specializing in change management, diversity, equity and inclusion, culture and employee experience. Bullinger, who helped to launch the consultancy in 2018, was previously its president. Before coming to Weber Shandwick in 2012, she served as chief of staff and chief communications officer at The Atlantic Philanthropies. As CEO of United Minds, Bullinger will work to expands its key service areas and solutions and grow its global team of experts. “Kate is a brilliant leader who has been ahead of the curve for years on the critical need for an employee-led approach to driving transformation and business impact,” said Weber Shandwick chief growth officer Susan Howe. United Minds has also promoted Tai Wingfield to EVP, diversity, equity and inclusion, and hired former Nielsen DE&I expert Courtney Jones as SVP, diversity, equity and inclusion.
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| Jonathan Heit |
Allison+Partners has promoted Jonathan Heit from global president to global chief operating officer, where his focus will be to help scale and operationalize the business for expansion. Having recently worked out of the agency’s Tokyo office before returning to New York, he will continue to play a pivotal part in global integration. Global presidents Matthew Della Croce and Cathy Planchard will also take on expanded roles. Della Croce will now serve as global president, worldwide client service, and Planchard will add health to her remit as global president, marketing innovation team + health.
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| Peter Giorgi |
Equinox brings on Peter Giorgi as chief marketing officer. Giorgi comes to the company from Celebrity Cruises, where he was also CMO. He previously served as global head of advertising and content at Airbnb and was a vice president at Crispin Porter Bogusky. In addition to taking on the duties of previous Equinox CMO Seth Solomons, who left the company to become chief executive officer at Eastlake Advisory Group, Giorgi will also handle marketing for Equinox Media.
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.
