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| Joshua Wu |
Marina Maher Communications hires Joshua Wu as SVP, performance analytics. Wu joins MMC from Edelman Data & Intelligence, where he most recently served as VP. Before coming to Edelman, he received a doctorate in political science and statistical methodologies from The Ohio State University. In his new post, he will be responsible for expanding MMC’s predictive and performance analytics capabilities. "Josh's arrival to the team will bolster our innovative approaches to assisting clients in predicting performance and evaluating data,” said MMC chief strategy officer Amy Inzanti
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| Vitor De Souza |
Okta, an identity and access management company, brings on Cisco VP corporate communications Vitor De Souza as SVP of communications. Before joining Cisco, he was SVP global marketing at FireEye and a senior vp at Highwire PR. In his new post, he will head up the integrated Okta + Auth0 comms team. (Okta completed its acquisition of authentication and authorization platform Auth0 in May.) He will work to elevate the company’s global visibility.
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| Lesile Leach |
Hearsay Systems, which provides compliant digital communications and workflow solutions for the financial services industry, promotes Leslie Leach to chief marketing and strategy officer. Leach joined the firm in 2020 as VP of marketing. She was previously head of marketing and operations at eCommerce platform Plantt and VP of marketing at information tech company ZapLabs. In her new role, Leach will continue to lead all market activities across the company and expand her responsibilities to include corporate strategy and long-term business strategy.
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| Jason Dressel |
History Factory, a brand heritage and archives management company, promotes Jason Dressel to CEO as part of a new executive team. Dressel most recently served as president of the company. He succeeds History Factory founder Bruce Weindruch, who is retaining that title as well as transitioning to president and CEO of Informative Design Group, History Factory’s parent company. History Factory has also promoted executive vice president Alan Maites to chief solutions officer and senior director of operations Adam Kirshon to chief operating officer. “This is absolutely the right team to lead our firm into the future,” said Weindruch.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
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.
