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| Aaron Sherinian |
Deseret Management Corp., which runs the Deseret News as well as the other commercial businesses owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, hires Aaron Sherinian as senior vice president, global reach. Sherinian joins Deseret from Philip Morris International, where he served as vice president, global communications transformation. He was previously director, global communications at the Aga Khan Development Network and chief communications and marketing officer for the United Nations Foundation. “Aaron’s passion for leveraging modern communications for positive global change will help DMC advance its mission in unique ways,” said DMC chief executive officer Keith B. McMullin.
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| Roni Gross |
Bevel, a strategic advisory and communications consultancy, is adding former Hiltzik Strategies COO/CFO Roni Gross to its executive team as chief operating officer. Gross has also served as head of US operations at Freud Communications, helping the firm establish its presence in the US by building out the New York office, and subsequently opening an office in Los Angeles. “Roni’s experience is exactly what we need for the next stage of Bevel’s growth,” said Jessica Schaefer, Executive Chairwoman and Founder of Bevel.
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| Becky Gebhardt |
GrowGeneration, a chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, appoints Becky Gebhardt as senior vice president, marketing and e-commerce. Gebhardt has served as EVP, chief marketing officer at Lands End and vice president, creative director at Crocs. Most recently, she was global chief marketing officer at PopSockets, a Colorado company Colorado specializing in grips, mounts, and wallets for digital devices. In her new position, Gebhardt will be responsible for leading customer acquisition, retention, and engagement initiatives across all channels. “Becky's 20-plus year career in consumer goods and best-in-class customer experience is the unique mix of brand and digital strategic expertise that we've been looking for to drive our omni-channel marketing and e-commerce platforms," said GrowGeneration CEO Darren Lampert.
Edelman has named Anna Vogt, who is EMEA chief strategy officer at VML, as its
Pierpont Communications promotes Christine Rashman to VP and general manager of its Austin office and Sylvester Palacios to VP, based in San Antonio... Cision names Amy Jones CMO. Jones comes to Cision from the CMO post at Boeing Digital's Jeppesen ForeFlight division... Bazooka Brands, maker of Bazooka Bubble Gum and other candy products, appoints David Dreyer as CMO... Inspire, a Columbus, OH-based shop that works in the food and agriculture, restaurant and hospitality, pet care, trade association, and nonprofit sectors, brings on Emily Sword as VP and Meg Becker as senior director.
Ann Hemingway, who was most recently group SVP and global client lead at GCI Health, has moved to Sam Brown Healthcare Communications.
Nadine Lafond, who has been with Ogilvy Health North America for more than a decade, comes on board at Imre as CEO.
SKDK has hired Brian Klemesrud, a Democratic political ad-maker, as its chief creative director.
