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| Dave Guarino |
Wolters Kluwer appoints Dave Guarino as VP, global communications. Guarino most recently served as chief communications officer at S&P Global. Prior to holding senior communications roles within S&P, Mr. Guarino worked at UBS and the New York Life Insurance Company. Based in New York, Mr. Guarino will have overall communications responsibility for the company. “With his extensive global experience, Dave will be instrumental in executing the company’s strategic priorities and identifying new opportunities in both internal and external communications,” said Wolters Kluwer senior vice president and chief corporate brand and communications officer Caroline Wouters.
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| Matthew Tractenberg |
Wallbox, a provider of electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions, appoints Matthew Tractenberg as VP, investor relations. Tractenberg was most recently SVP, investor at capital markets communications platform Q4. He has also headed up investor relations for WestRock Company and Belden Inc. In his new post, Tractenberg will be responsible for developing and growing relationships across the investment and analyst communities. Wallbox CEO Enric Asuncion called Tractenberg “a knowledgeable and experienced investor relations officer.”
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| Drew Gomez |
Mindbloom, which offers “psychedelic therapy,” a combination of medicine with coaching, content, and clinical precision for people looking to improve their mental health, names Drew Gomez head of brand and product marketing. Gomez joins the company from men’s skin care company Geologie, where he was vp of brand and product marketing. He previously served as global head of marketing at Oculus VR (Meta’s virtual reality and augmented reality division) and senior marketing manager at Tonal. At Mindbloom, Gomez is tasked with establishing the brand as a household name in mental health and wellbeing, and to propel ketamine therapy into the mainstream.
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
Ballard Partners has hired Bernice Glenn Kissinger, who has focused on military and national security issues across the Indo-Pacific region, as partner and head of its new Honolulu office.
PAN appoints Zareen Fidlon as head of AI innovation, expanding her current role as SVP of integrated marketing... Alison Brod Marketing & Communications hires Ariel Moses as an SVP on its lifestyle team... Stratacomm names Kara Frank SVP and has appointed her to the firm’s executive leadership team... Nickerson promotes Alyssa Jewell to associate director, PR & communications, and Olivia Leese to associate director, design & brand.
FGS Global partner Jason Miner has joined TLG strategic communications and stakeholder engagement shop as a managing partner.
