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| Omoiye Kinney |
United Way Worldwide hires Omoiye Kinney as chief marketing officer. Kinney was most recently senior vice president of marketing and technology at the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. She was previously communications director for the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services as well as a public information officer for the city. At UWW, Kinney leads brand marketing, communications, product innovation, advertising, and digital initiatives for the organization.
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| Stan Press |
Ditto Public Relations hires Stan Press as chief strategist of digital and content. Press is a full-stack strategic marketer and startup advisor with expertise across the video game industry, esports space and tech brands. As part of Ditto’s digital and content team, he oversees content creation and social media strategies to increase companies’ online awareness. The agency has also added Stephen Bronner as VP of content and strategy; and Doug Hesney as SVP, leading the agency’s institutional and financial services and strategy.
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| Ioan Cusmir |
McIntosh Group, a holding company that specializes in audio equipment, hires Ioan Cusmir as chief marketing officer, a newly created position at the company. Cusmir was most recently vice president of marketing and sales planning at High Liner Foods, a Canadian processor and marketer of frozen seafood. He has also served as vp of marketing at pladis Global, which owns brands such as Godiva, and at Ferrero. In his new post, Cusmir will oversee the planning, development and execution of McIntosh Group marketing and advertising initiatives throughout the company’s global offices. “The unique intersection of Ioan’s expertise in both brand building and supply chain management provides exactly the lens we need to continue our record growth,” said McIntosh Group co-CEO Jeff Poggi.
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
