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| Eleanor Petigrow |
GCI Health names Eleanor Petigrow global chief growth officer. Petigrow was previously managing director, new business at Syneos Health Communications. In her new position, she is tasked with driving marketing and thought leadership strategy, developing customized insights for leaders and clients, and working with the agency’s learning & development team to ensure that GCI Health is set up for continued growth. Petigrow reports to global CEO Kristin Cahill. “In this newly created role, Eleanor will be a critical steward of GCI Health’s rapid, continued growth around the world,” said Cahill. “We are thrilled to have her experience as a coach and mentor to our staff.”
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| Chris Ortman |
Signal Group brings on Chris Ortman as executive vice president and Jess McCarron as vice president. Ortman was most recently founder and CEO of Ortman Strategies, providing strategic communications counsel for a range of corporate and non-profit clients. His previous positions include chief spokesperson and senior vice president of communications at the Motion Picture Association and national spokesperson and Obama appointee for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Public Affairs. McCarron joins Signal Group after serving as press secretary and strategic communications advisor to chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and deputy press secretary to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during the Obama administration. The agency has also promoted Chelsea Koski to chair of its strategic communications practice.
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| Megan French |
French/West/Vaughan hires Megan French as influencer and experiential marketing manager. French comes to FWV from Lindsey Landman Events, where she served as events manager and social media directors. She previously managed digital and social media content for Us Weekly and wrote for such national publications as Teen Vogue and People StyleWatch. In her new post, French will work to further elevate the agency’s capabilities in the influencer and experiential marketing spaces. FWV has also brought on Sarah Cunningham as a social media coordinator and Yahssain Khan as a paid media coordinator.
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.
