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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.
Cindy Leggett-Flynn, who most recently led communications at Credit Suisse, is coming on board at Swiss multinational private bank and wealth management firm Julius Baer Group as group head of communications.
The Pollack Group brings on John Cheng as creative director and Daniel Chou as director of digital strategy... Baretz+Brunelle, an advisory firm that works with legal industry businesses, brings on Daniel Gilfarb, as a senior managing director in its talent practice.... Prophet names Mat Zucker, who has served as interim CMO for the past two years, to the full-time CMO position.
Kelli Parsons, CEO of Hill & Knowlton, will take the helm of Avoq on February 1.
FGS Global has recruited Susan Ho, a veteran of Standard Chartered Bank and Brunswick Group, for the Asia chair position, a newly created post. 
Cognito appoints Felice Tobin managing director of its New York business. She was most recently general manager for Cognito Asia and managing director of its Hong Kong office... Spectrio, a company that provides digital signage, interactive kiosks, audience measurement and in-store media, brings on Steve Gilbert as VP of marketing... Hart, a Toledo, OH-based brand transformation agency, promotes Marc Paulenich from president to CEO. 
