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| Kostas Karanikolas |
Manifest hires former WPP and Saatchi & Saatchi global creative director Kostas Karanikolas to lead its international creative team as global executive creative director. Karanikolas has also held senior creative roles at RAPP, Crispin Porter + Bogusky and BBDO. At Manifest, he will oversee the group’s creative output across its New York, London, Manchester, Stockholm and Melbourne studios. “Bringing someone of Kostas’ caliber on board is a statement of intent for us as we continue to expand our creative horizons across the group. He brings with him not just experience, but enthusiasm and passion for his work that has already inspired our creative team,” said Manifest founder and group CEO Alex Myers.
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| Carrie Miller |
G.H. Smart & Company hires Carrie Miller as its first chief marketing officer. Miller comes to the firm after spending 15 years at Bain & Company, where she most recently served as global marketing director of recruiting. Before that, she worked at Accenture. "We have gone 26 years without a chief marketing officer, but to fulfill our full potential with colleagues and clients, we decided it was time to hire a highly-accomplished professional to elevate our brand messages as an employer and partner to CEOs and investors," said ghSMART chairman & founder Geoff Smart.
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| Amy Meli |
The Public Affairs Council brings on Amy Meli as senior director, effective January 2022. Meli comes to the Council from Aristotle International, where she was senior vice president of consulting. She has more than 20 years’ experience in grassroots advocacy, data analytics, coalition-building, get-out-the-vote programs, and managing grassroots and PAC software products. In her new post, she will oversee benchmarking and serve as executive director of the Foundation for Public Affairs. “Amy is a talented and respected expert on grassroots advocacy and political involvement in general. She will help us meet the evolving needs of members as we build programming that strengthens the profession,” said Public Affairs Council president Doug Pinkham.
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.
BPCM brings on former Prada SVP marketing & communications Christian Langbein as its EVP of growth and strategy, a newly created role... MikeWorldWide names Joseph Sorrentino as its first chief intelligence officer. Sorrentino joins from Weber Shandwick, where he was EVP, analytics & intelligence... Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which operates the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever, hires Kieran Donahue as EVP and CMO. Donahue has served as chief marketing officer at IHOP and VP, brand, marketing & digital for the Americas at Marriott... Ballast Rock Asset Management, a diversified alternative investment manager, appoints Michael Welch as head of investor relations and capital formation.
Renault Group brings on Paul Michon as corporate communications director, effective Sept. 1. He joins from Kering, the luxury goods marketer.
SKDK makes Loren Riegelhaupt, Michael Czin and Julie Andreeff Jensen agency partners... Coca-Cola Company promotes Gary McElyea to lead its pan-European Public Policy & Government Affairs agenda, and Sophia Chrysopoulou to serve as head of EU public affairs... Rithum, a commerce solutions provider, appoints Kim Miller as CMO and head of global strategy. 
