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| Courtney Avery |
Culloton + Bauer Luce, a Chicago-based public affairs and crisis management firm, brings on Courtney Avery as a senior consultant. Avery was previously an administrator with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, overseeing the approval and oversight of $3 billion in health care infrastructure and capital improvement projects. At Culloton + Bauer, she will advise CBL’s health care clients, including hospital systems, long-term care operators and industry associations, and help them develop public affairs strategies. “With two decades of experience in a leading role overseeing health care regulation in Illinois, it’s safe to say Courtney has seen it all. We’re excited for her to share those insights and firsthand experiences to inform how our clients navigate the state’s regulatory climate,” said Culloton + Bauer Luce CEO and president Dennis Culloton.
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| Amy Sedeño |
CIIC PR promotes Amy Sedeño to vice president. Sedeño, who is also a partner at the agency, spearheaded the launch of CIIC’s Miami headquarters in 2015. As vice president, she will manage CIIC’s public relations, marketing, social media and digital services across its account base in the US, Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America. She will continue to work closely with CIIC founder and CEO Carolyn Izzo-Feldman to lead new business development, talent recruitment and agency partnerships. “Amy brings her creativity and business acumen to the task daily, challenging herself and our team to perform at the highest professional level. She has been a crucial part of our agency’s success,” said Izzo-Feldman.
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| Brian Goldfarb |
Tenable, a company that help clients handle cyber threats, appoints Brian Goldfarb as CMO. Goldfarb has held the CMO spot at Amperity, Chef Software and Splunk, as well as senior marketing positions at Salesforce, Google and Microsoft. In his new role, he will lead Tenable’s global marketing organization, positioning the company for growth across all areas of its portfolio, especially cloud security, risk analytics, OT and identity. “Brian has a history of developing marketing strategies that drive extraordinary growth and widespread brand awareness,” said Tenable chairman and CEO Amit Yoran.




Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events.
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.



