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| Kate O'Donnell |
U.S. News & World Report appoints Kate O'Donnell as VP of communications, a newly created role. O'Donnell was most recently SVP of marcom and brand strategy at MCI. Prior to MCI, she served in multiple roles at Disney-ABC Television Group and held PR positions at healthcare and education organizations. In her new position, she will be responsible for leading the company's integrated communications functions – including PR, social media and internal communications. "Kate will play a pivotal role in expanding U.S. News' internal and external communications and brand strategy, building upon the work of our dynamic communications team," said U.S.News editor and chief content officer Kim Castro.
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| Shaun Leavy |
Bospar hires Shaun Leavy as a VP. Leavy comes to Bospar from Braya Agency, where he was a SVP. He was previously an account director at MWW Group. He has developed PR and influencer strategy for such brands as Heineken-owned Tecate, Red Stripe and Tiger Beer; Brown-Forman's tequila portfolio; Samsung Mobile and Gold's Gym. In his new role, Leavy will provide strategic counsel to clients, focusing on helping to lead and grow Bospar's practice area dedicated to tech within the marketing, advertising and HR industries. "Shaun is particularly adept in creating and shaping comprehensive media strategies that have frequently landed his clients in some of the most coveted media outlets around," said Bospar co-founder and principal Curtis Sparrer.
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| Cara Whitley |
PPLSI, parent company of the LegalShield and IDShield apps, names Cara Whitley chief marketing officer. Whitley joins the company from real estate brand Century 21, where she also served as CMO. She was previously CMO at Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, and held several executive positions at American Express. At PPLSI, Whitley will oversee marketing and advertising creative, media planning and buying, and will work across departments to develop new product benefits and features for members and customers. She will also oversee LegalShield's first brand marketing campaign, expected to launch the first half of 2022. "Cara brings a tremendous digital, loyalty, and retention acumen and her brand work in revitalizing Century21 is proof of her extraordinary capabilities," said PPLSI chief executive officer Jeff Bell.
Jim O’Leary, Weber Shandwick global president and North America CEO, has joined Penta Group, the DC corporate advisory, as CEO.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
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, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
