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| Jill Mango, Ally Norton |
SpinLab Communications appoints Jill Mango vice president of communications and names Ally Norton director of communications. Mango will lead SpinLab’s New York offices, while Norton will work out of the company’s Los Angeles headquarters. Mango most recently served as marketing director at The Ridgefield Playhouse, a non-profit venue in Ridgefield, CT. She previously held PR and marketing positions at such record labels as I.R.S. Records, Atlantic Records, Mammoth Records, RCA Records, Island Records and Wind-up Records, and has run her own firm, Mango Media. Norton comes to SpinLab from Shore Fire Media, where she was a senior account executive and opened the agency’s first Los Angeles office. “The addition of these two seasoned publicists to our team means that SpinLab now has a deep bench of executive talent on both coasts,” said SpinLab Communications CEO John Vlautin.
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| August Anderson |
BizCom Associates promotes August Anderson to vice president. Anderson has been with the agency since 2018, most recently serving as an account supervisor. In her new role, she will manage account service teams that oversee the creation and execution of PR and digital marketing communications programs for clients including Neighborly, Little Caesars, Edible, Intelivideo, Getaround and asTech. “She has earned the trust and confidence of our incredible clients, the professional respect of her peers and the loyalty of employees she mentors,” said BizCom co-founder and president Monica Feid.
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| Jennifer Diamond Haber |
PM Hotel Group promotes Jennifer Diamond Haber to senior vice president, brand and communications, a newly expanded role. Diamond Haber has been with the company since 2018, previously serving as vice president, communications. Before that, she was vice president, communications and marketing, at event production company Hargrove and vice president/managing director at MSLGROUP. In her new role, Diamond Haber continues to lead communications and will add her brand development and management expertise to the senior leadership team. “Jennifer’s combination of creativity, communications savvy, and analytical thinking are already positioning the company for successful innovation,” said PM Hotel Group president and CEO Joseph Bojanowski.
SKDK brings on CR Wooters, who was most recently senior director and head of federal affairs at Uber, as a principal in the agency’s public affairs practice.
ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.
Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
