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| Sandra Alcala |
Subject Matter adds Capitol Hill veteran Sandra Alcala to its government relations team. Alcala most recently served as chief of staff to Congressman Filemon Vela (D-TX). She was previously director of member services for the House Democratic Caucus and its chairman, Hakeem Jeffries. Before that, Alcala served as policy director for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. “Sandra’s rich policy credentials and expertise in consensus building make her an invaluable hire,” said Subject Matter partner Steve Elmendorf, “Her blend of Member office, Congressional Caucus, federal agency, and private sector experience will greatly enhance our team’s ability to deliver on our client’s needs.”
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Onfido, an identity verification and authentication provider, appoints Nate Skinner, chief marketing officer. Skinner joins Onfido from Oracle, where he was senior vice president of global marketing for its advertising and customer experience business. He also held senior roles at Amazon Web Services, Salesforce and Borland. “His broad range of experience, from sales engineering, product marketing, competitive intelligence, and demand gen across the world’s largest enterprise SaaS companies, will be invaluable to Onfido as we continue to scale and grow our technology into new markets,” said Onfido chief executive officer Mike Tuchen.
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Bill.com, which produces cloud-based software that automates back-office financial processes for businesses, names Sarah Acton chief marketing officer. Acton joins Bill.com from wearables company Athos, where she was vice president of sales and marketing. Her previous positions include senior director, brand marketing at LinkedIn and senior director, consumer marketing at Yahoo!. Reporting to Bill.com CEO and founder René Lacerte, Acton will be a member of the company’s executive leadership team. “Sarah brings a wealth of marketing experience to Bill.com from building leading global brands across both business and consumer markets,” said Lacerte.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
