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| Steve Templeton |
Mspark ad agency recruits Steve Templeton as VP of marketing. Templeton comes to Mspark from growth equity investment firm CATO Advisors, where he was head of market development and VP of sales and marketing. He was previously group director, sales and marketing strategy at Gannett and national VP, sales and marketing at the Los Angeles Times. At Mspark, Templeton is responsible for marketing functions, including go-to-market strategy, demand generation, and digital and social engagement. "I am excited to have someone with Steve’s broad range of experience in our industry to drive our marketing strategy and lead our team moving forward,” said Mspark chief customer officer Brian Blackman.
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| Kate Rouch |
Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange hires Kate Rouch, former global head of brand and product at Facebook, to serve as chief marketing officer. Rouch had been with Facebook since 2010, and her marketing teams won awards including two Silver Lions at Cannes. In her new position, Rouch will be responsible for all of Coinbase’s global brand, product and performance marketing efforts. “Kate’s experience at a company with the scale and impact of Facebook will be invaluable as we continue building our brand, growing our teams and working to bring millions more people into the cryptoeconomy,” said Coinbase chief operating officer Emilie Choi.
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| Christie St. Martin |
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment appoints Christie St. Martin VP, online marketing. Prior to joining MGE, Christie served as the chief content officer of Queens.gg, a female-led gaming lifestyle company. She also served as CEO of Gamers.Vote, a nonpartisan, non-profit, pro-democracy organization that encourages and supports the act of participation. At MGE, she will execute and lead the company’s iGaming marketing strategy and help direct its growing marketing team. “Christie St. Martin's exceptional background in the digital gaming industry will positively impact our innovative expansion efforts and brand development in the digital frontier," said MGE president and CEO Ray Pineault.
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| Janet Shapiro |
Smith Publicity names Janet Shapiro VP of publicity. Shapiro has been with the agency since 2009, most recently serving as director of publicity services. As VP of publicity, she will work on campaign strategy as well as continuing to design and help implement new service offerings. Shapiro will also be a key contact for authors and publisher teams. “Janet is a dynamic, innovative and charismatic leader whose talents will help elevate Smith to even higher levels of outstanding client service,” said Smith Publicity senior vice president Marissa Eigenbrood.
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. 
