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| Dallas Lawrence |
Samba TV, a tech company that lets brands and customers measure streaming engagement, hires Roku head of platform communications Dallas Lawrence as SVP and head of communications and brand, a newly created position. At Roku, Lawrence led all programming communications. He has also served as chief communications and brand officer at adverstising tech company OpenX and was world-wide managing director and global practice chair at Burson-Marsteller’s global digital practice. In addition, Lawrence was a spokesperson for the George W. Bush administration during the Iraq war.
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| Patty Trevino |
Red Lobster brings on Patty Trevino as chief marketing officer. Trevino joins Red Lobster from CKE Restaurant Holdings, where she was senior vice president of marketing for both the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's brands. She has also held executive marketing posts at Burger King, Outback Steakhouse and Bonefish Grill. At Red Lobster, Trevino will unify and lead the marketing, communications, customer experience and loyalty and culinary operations teams.
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| Michael Fleischman |
KERV Interactive, a digital advertising platform, hires Michael Fleischman as chief financial officer. Fleischman joins the company from investment banking firm Progress Partners, where he served as an executive in resident. He was previously CFO of Digital Remedy for more than ten years, and been SVP of corporate finance and strategic planning for Cablevision and Rainbow Media Holdings. In his new position, Fleischman will oversee KERV’s accounting, financial planning and capital raising activities.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
