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| Sean McCarthy |
Cognito brings on Sean McCarthy as executive vice president, with responsibility for building the agency’s corporate communications consulting business in the US. McCarthy comes to Cognito from TAQA Group, an Abu Dhabi-based oil and energy company, where he was chief communications officer and external affairs director. He previously served as senior vice president, corporate affairs at Burson-Marsteller, and has held senior corporate communications roles at Weber Shandwick, Edelman and MSL. McCarthy will also serve on Cognito’s US management team. “Sean’s expertise helping C-suite leaders navigate evolving stakeholder expectations while advancing their business interests offers a compelling proposition to our clients,” said Cognito US president Rowan Benecke.
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| Josh Wozman |
NFP, insurance broker, names Josh Wozman senior vice president, public relations and communications. Wozman comes to NFP from British multinational risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company Willis Towers Watson, where he was director, head of North America public relations. Before that, he was manager of Burson-Marsteller’s corporate practice. In his new post, Wozman is responsible for helping to grow NFP’s global communications infrastructure as the firm expands across North America and Europe. “His background building and leading communications and public relations programs that drive business results will help us accelerate the evolution of our internal and external communications efforts,” said NFP executive vice president and chief marketing officer Eric Boester.
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| Ellen Satterwhite |
Patreon brings on Ellen Satterwhite, previously vice president at Glen Echo Group, as US head of policy. Reporting to Patreon head of global policy Laurent Crenshaw, Satterwhite will work with the team at Patreon to develop, refine, and implement its creator-first public policy platform at the federal and state levels. She will also build relationships with policymakers in Washington, DC and across the US, as well as advocate on policies that impact the creator and internet-based economy.
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, an SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation hires Amy Martin Ziegenfuss as CMO, effective June 3. Ziegenfuss was most recently CMO at Carnival Cruise Line... Narrative Strategies brings on Hanna Beckman and Rich Casale as senior directors... Grayling has appointed Maury Postal as EVP, creative strategy and innovation services... HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an educational publisher and technology company focused on K–12 education, assessments and professional learning, names Jessica Naeve CMO.
Brunswick Group has announced that Teneo's Christian Buss and Netflix's Paul Shaw have joined the firm as partners in San Francisco.
4media group promotes chief operating officer Melissa Elsner to CEO, succeeding Ed Cyster... Seven Letter names Tanvi Purohit account director at its Seven Letter Labs unit... Moxie Strategies, which is marking its second anniversary, brings on Janice Laurente as EVP of public affairs.
