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| Keisha Taylor Starr |
Scripps Networks hires Keisha Taylor Starr, who has held senior marketing positions at WarnerMedia and CNN, as chief marketing officer, effective Jan. 3. Starr most recently served as senior vice president of marketing and public relations for digital news outlet The Recount. In her new post, she is charged with setting the vision and leading marketing strategies for the nine Scripps national networks as well as directing the marketing, brand strategy and creative for each network. “Keisha is a remarkably talented executive whose multi-faceted experience marketing top brands and programming across multiple platforms will be a tremendous asset for," said Scripps Networks president Lisa Knutson.
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| Sam Juneman |
ADA Worldwide, Warner Music Group’s label and artist services arm, names Sam Juneman head of marketing & services. Juneman joins ADA after almost a decade at Universal Music Group, where her positions included vp, music strategy & tactics, and vp, commercial partnerships. She will lead ADA’s holistic marketing efforts, from audience development to commercial strategy, as well as catalog optimization. In addition, she will with ADA Worlwide head of US Marcus Siskind to develop label and artist businesses in the US, and with head of international Adriana Sein to scale services and support global repertoire growth.
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| Valerie Simon |
Lumeris, a value-based care company, appoints Valerie Simon as SVP and chief of marketing and communications. Simon was previously chief marketing and communications officer for Atlantic Health System and chief of strategic marketing for Plymouth Rock Assurance. She has also served as senior vice president, sales at Burrelles. “Valerie’s marketing expertise and experience as a health system executive will be instrumental as we share our story, elevating all aspects of our brand and go-to-market strategies,” said Lumeris CEO and chairman Mike Long.
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
