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| Dan Doherty |
BCW promotes Dan Doherty to head of the agency’s North America corporate affairs practice, overseeing its corporate, public affairs and crisis specialties. Doherty has been with BCW since 2017, most recently serving as EVP and North American practice lead for the agency’s global public affairs and crisis solutions unit. He was previously president of TheWadeGroup, responsible for managing the agency's operations, marketing and business development. In his new post, Doherty will report to BCW president, North America and global chief growth officer Brooke Hovey. “Dan has tremendous experience spanning policy, regulation, reputation and corporate citizenship,” said BCW global CEO Donna Imperato. “He is a profoundly strategic and creative counselor and leader, and the perfect choice for this critical role.”
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| Jen Jones |
commercetools appoints Jen Jones as its first chief marketing officer. Jones was most recently CMO for artificial intelligence-based risk management platform Dataminr. Before that, she served as senior vice president of corporate marketing at Cision and director of industry product marketing at Oracle Marketing Cloud. At commercetools, Jones will focus on building the company's brand while continuing to scale its growth. “Jen’s knowledge of B2B technology and expertise in leading elite marketing teams will be vital in expanding our global reach across North America, Europe, APAC and beyond,” said commercetools co-founder and CEO Dirk Hoerig.
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| Jen Roche |
Advisor Group, a network of independent wealth management firms, names Jen Roche SVP, corporate content, communication and public relations. Roche joins the company from AssetMark, where she served as vice president, head of marketing and communications. She was previously SVP, product and sales marketing at LPL Financial and before operated her own firm, Jen Roche PR. In her new position, Roche will assume responsibility for streamlining and building Advisor Group’s corporate communications, both internally and externally.




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