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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.
The Next Solutions Group names Michelle Agnew as VP, reputation and issues management. Agnew joins NSG from The Coca-Cola Company, where she was director of strategic communications... Nebius, which works with startups and enterprises building AI products, agents and services, appoints Lindsey Irvine as CMO... Zeta Global, an intelligent AI infrastructure company, names Leah Pope CMO and Candace Dean chief communications officer.
SiriusXM recruits Paramount Pictures EVP, global communications Jenny Tartikoff to serve as SVP and head of communications, effective August 10.
West of Fairfax, which is in Los Angeles, appoints Scott Mallone as president. Mallone joins the agency from SHFT Labs... Codeword ups Brandon Carter to SVP, head of strategy... JOTO PR Disruptors names Nick Westcott head of establishment, working to improve coordination across departments, and helping each part of the agency operate with greater clarity, consistency and readiness for scale. 
Sotheby’s brings on Christie’s global head of communications Natasha Le Bel to serve as chief communications officer.
The U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, names David Purcell CMO, leading the organization’s marketing and communications... Capital V Strategies, a strategic communications and advisory firm, names Andy Dueñas to lead its newly launched Transactions & IPO Communications division... Haven Tower Group, which works with clients in the wealth management space, appoints Stephen Langlois to its board of advisors. Langlois is currently managing principal of Seaport Consulting Partners. 
