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| Maya Dillon |
M&T Bank Corporation names Rubenstein alum Maya Dillon head of corporate communications, a newly created role. Dillon was previously head of corporate communications for Wilmington Trust, part of the M&T Bank family. She has also served as head of media relations, wealth management Americas at UBS and a senior vice president at Rubenstein Communications. In her new position, Dillon will lead external communications and report to chief marketing and communications officer Francesco Lagutaine. “Her expertise, keen insight and vision will help us continue to elevate our brand’s vital importance to our customers and move the institution forward,” said Lagutaine. The move comes as part of the bank’s recent strategic realignment of its internal, external and brand communications functions.
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| Tara Lopez |
Konnect Agency promotes Tara Lopez to vice president of operations. Lopez has been with the agency since 2014, most recently serving as assistant vice president of operations, spearheading and managing all human resources operations and maintaining IT infrastructure. Before coming to Konnect, she was handled human resources and acconting processes at Miller Castings, aerospace manufacturing firm. In her new position, Lopez will continue to oversee logistics and company procedures across all existing and future agency locations, as well as increasing her role in the agency's business development practices. "Tara's decades of experience combined with her dedication to the values of collaboration and excellence that Konnect embodies, are just a few of the reasons Konnect is so lucky to have her as part of our Executive team," said Konnect president Amanda Bialek.
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| Lauren Sallata |
Ricoh North America brings on Lauren Sallata as chief marketing officer. Sallata comes to Ricoh from Panasonic North America, where she had served as CMO since 2016. She was previously vice president, business development & marketing at Xerox and senior marketing manager at Verizon Business. “Lauren brings the perfect blend of a relentless focus on customer experience with a pragmatic approach to internal collaboration, from marketing and sales, to various divisions within large complex global organizatons,” said Ricoh North America president and CEO Carsten Bruhn.
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.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
