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| Drew O'Brien |
BCW appoints Drew O’Brien as president of its Direct Impact unit, which executes state and local strategic communications and public affairs campaigns, effective Sept. 7. O’Brien will remain BCW’s Northeast market leader. Before joining BCW in 2017, he was an executive vice president in Weber Shandwick’s corporate practice. O’Brien will be responsible for building DI’s offerings, growing its client base and overseeing talent management in partnership with Amy Cloessner, recently named DI’s chief operating officer. “Drew is a great fit to lead DI thanks to his years providing complex strategic counsel to clients and his deep experience in high-impact, highly targeted precision communications throughout his years in national, state and local politics,” said BCW global chief growth officer and president, North America Brooke Hovey.
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| Laurie Rosenfield |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies names Laurie Rosenfield global chief people officer, effective Sept. 13. Rosenfeld joins H+K from CBS Corporation, where she also held the global chief people officer position. She has also held business leadership, talent acquisition and advisory roles at MediaLink, Wolters Kluwer, TiVo, Twentieth Century Fox, and the William Morris Agency. In her new role, Rosenfield will lead H+K’s global human capital strategy across its network. “Laurie is an accomplished leader with a unique combination of experiences spanning human resources, executive search, talent strategy, P&L leadership and operational expertise,” said H+K chief executive officer AnnaMaria DeSalva.
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| Kerry Sullivan |
Dollar Shave Club hires Kerry Sullivan as chief marketing officer. Sullivan comes to the company from Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena, where she had been since 2003, most recently serving as general manager and vice president of marketing. She succeeds Kristin Harrer, who left Dollar Shave Club in April to take on the global CMO spot at footwear and apparen brand Vans. At Dollar Shave Club, Sullivan duties include leading global brand equity, long-range strategic planning, product development, and insights/analytics.
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| Liesl Leary-Perez |
Virtual and hybrid events platform Hubilo names Liesl Leary-Perez vice president of corporate marketing. Leary-Perez comes to Hubilo from customer experience technology and services company TTEC, where she was global head of corporate marketing. She was previously at SDL plc as global head of content marketing. Joining Leary-Perez on Hubilo’s new marketing team are senior director, global product marketing Carin Chan, who has served a product marketing manager at SurveyMonkey and IBM, and senior director of global growth and marketing operations Adam Wooley. "Hubilo is committed to fostering human connections through reimagined events,” said Hubilo senior vp of marketing Cathy Song Novelli. “With the addition of these brilliantly creative, growth-minded marketing leaders, we are fast-tracking Hubilo's ability to meet that commitment."
Ballard Partners 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. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
