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| Sean Pasternak |
Sean Pasternak, who did a nearly nine-year stint in the global communications department at Canadian financial services giant Manulife, is now head of global external communications at DXC Technology in Ashburn, VA.
DXC, which has more than 130K employees in 70 countries, provides information technology services to about half of the Fortune 500.
It posted a 7.1 percent decline to $12.3B in nine-month revenues (ended Dec. 31), and a 71 percent drop in net income to $188M as CEO Mike Salvino charted DXC’s transformation plan amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pasternack reported for Bloomberg for 14 years before joining Manulife, the parent company of John Hancock Financial, in 2013.
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.
