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| Olga Fleming |
Marina Maher Communications promotes Olga Fleming to global president of MMC and specialist agency RXMOSAIC, effective immediately. Fleming joined the firm as president of healthcare & corporate last year. She was previously founder and CEO of WPP boutique shop Goodfuse. In her new post, Fleming is responsible for employee engagement, client business and driving growth across both agencies, reporting to MMC founder and global CEO Marina Maher. "She is both a visionary leader and an accomplished hands-on practitioner with deep experience in healthcare, corporate and consumer," said Maher. MMC has also promoted Ivette Sanz Osso to chief client experience officer, a newly created position leading MMC's client delivery excellence team.
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| Jill Cress |
H&R Block brings on Jill Cress as chief marketing and experience officer, effective May 2. Cress joins the company from PayPal, where she most recently served as vice president brand marketing, leading the brand strategy and redesign for the PayPal and Venmo brands. Before coming to PayPal, Cress was chief marketing and communications officer at National Geographic Partners and senior vice president, global consumer marketing at MasterCard Worldwide. At H&R Block, she will lead all aspects of the company's marketing and communication efforts. "Jill is one of the premier strategic marketing leaders in the United States," said Jeff Jones, H&R Block President & Chief Executive Officer. "She has delivered revenue growth and cultural relevance for top global brands."
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| Katherine Paulson |
Haven Tower Group names Katherine Paulson partner & head of digital marketing strategies. Paulson was most recently chief marketing officer at asset management firm AlphaTrAI. She also served as director of marketing communications at Altegris, and earlier in her career was assistant vice president and director of marketing communications at MetLife. Haven Tower Group has also brought on Kevin Danaher as principal, content strategies and Lorene Yue as principal. Danaher most recently worked as a senior vice president with Advisor Group, and Yue was director of media relations for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. "Lorene's track record as a PR strategist and business journalist is impressive, while Katherine and Kevin are both seasoned wealth management industry executives whom we have known and worked closely with for years," said Haven Tower founder and CEO Joseph Kuo.
Brunswick Group has hired David Cheong, a seasoned professional and financial services headhunter, as partner and head of senior hiring.
Springcoast Capital Partners, a growth equity firm that works with software and tech firms, names Jennifer Spendlove head of investor relations, a newly created role... Dow Jones promotes Ashok Sinha, who has served as SVP, head of communications since last September, to CCO... LetsGetChecked hires Cigna's Melissa Fors Shackelford as SVP of marketing.
Justin McCarthy, who was senior advisor at Akin Gump and a veteran of the George W. Bush administration, has joined DGA Group as a partner in its US government relations practice.
Prosek Partners hires Chris Tropeano, who previously served as head of PR at Mojo, the sports tech and entertainment company launched by Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore, as an SVP... The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, which is comprised of the de Young and the Legion of Honor, names Robin Freeman as its first CMO, effective October 1... Caster Communications promotes Alex Crabb to EVP and Peter Girard to SVP
Edelman Global Advisory has hired former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley as a part-time vice chair. 
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