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| Maggie Lower |
Hootsuite, which provides social media management solutions, brings on Maggie Lower as chief marketing officer. Lower joins Hootsuite from Cision, where she also held the CMO post. She has also served as senior vice president/CMO at staffing and recruiting company TrueBlue, head of global marketing at Aon, and a senior vp at Bank of America. At Hootsuite, Lower will oversee the brand's overall global strategy, demand generation, communications and events. “She has spent her career combining both the art and science of marketing to drive exceptional results for global brands,” said Hootsuite CEO Tom Keiser.
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| Greg Eppich |
PRR, women- and employee-owned integrated communications agency, hires MSL vet Greg Eppich as senior director of creative and marketing. At MSL, Eppich was a senior vice president, leading a team of integrated marketing and public relations specialists for brands in such sectors as food and beverage, premium spirits, luxury goods and services, hospitality, and pet care. As part of PRR's senior leadership team, he will lead a team of social marketing, creative, digital marketing and behavior change specialists across a portfolio of public and private sector clients. “As an inspirational leader and a true champion of staff, he has demonstrated the ability to build inclusive and high-performing team cultures where careers are nurtured, and employees thrive in an environment of curiosity, collaboration, and communication," said PRR, managing principal Diana Steeble.
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| Tom Hutchison |
The Alkaline Water Company hires Tom Hutchison as chief marketing officer. Hutchison was previously vice president of marketing and customer engagement at Sprouts Farmers Market. He has also led global shopper and retail customer insights and analytics for Brown-Forman, the beverage company that owns Jack Daniel’s, Woodford Reserve, Herradura and Sonoma-Cutrer. Hutchison is charged with developing and implementing marketing strategies for the company in collaboration with Shaquille O’Neal, who serves on its board of advisors and as celebrity brand ambassador. “Right now is an exciting time in our company’s growth trajectory and handing the marketing reins over to someone as talented as Tom is very reassuring,” said president and CEO Ricky Wright.
Herbalife, a health and wellness company, names Tyson Foods pro Susan Brown VP, head of global corporate communications.... DCI Group adds Chary Sathea and Hannah Student to its digital and social media team....Marcus Theatres, which owns or operates 993 movie screens at 79 locations in 17 states, appoints Ken Thewes as senior VP of marketing
The Stevens Group, a facilitator of mergers and acquisitions in the PR and digital marketing agency spaces, brings on Marty Gamer as VP of business development and Mark Altschuler as VP of sales... Voxus PR hires Intel CCO Tara Smith as a managing partner... Pinstripes, a chain of venues that feature dining, bowling, bocce, and private events, recruits Shannon Keller as CMO.
PitchBook, a data provider for the private and public equity markets, hires Paul Stoddart as CMO... SonicWall, a cybersecurity business, hires Cisco Systems senior director of integrated marketing Christine Bartlett as SVP and CMO... Sonatype, a software supply chain management company, names Megan Lueders as CMO. 
Lester Posner, who was director of communications for the Health and Safety Executive, UK workplace regulator, has joined Teneo as a managing director in its strategy and communications practice.
Invariant has added Ellen Satterwhite, who has nearly 20 years of Silicon Valley, government and agency experience, to its strategic communications and public affairs team.
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