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| Chris Lanzaro |
Relevance International names Chris Lanzaro chief financial officer, a newly created role. Lanzaro has served as CFO at Cornerstone Agency/The FADER, vice president/controller at Global Strategy Group, and Senior Auditor E&Y. In his new role, he will lead the day-to-day execution of business and human resource administration across the agency’s offices in New York, London, and Los Angeles. He will also be instrumental in leading organizational growth by analyzing profit margins, team utilization, and client relations. “Chris has a proven track record of excellence throughout his career,” said Relevance International founder and CEO Suzanne Rosnowski. “I’m grateful to have added a talented professional to strengthen our financial and HR operations.
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| Fred Baldassaro, George Spenser |
BackBay Communications brings on Fred Baldassaro and George Spencer as vice presidents. Baldassaro, who joins the firm as a vp in the fintech group, previously held several communications and public engagement roles in the Obama administration. He was also a senior advisor at the Treasury Department and has served as director of communications for the Pew Charitable Trusts. Spencer is a vp in BackBay’s impact investing/ESG group. Prior to joining BackBay, he was senior manager of communications for the Global Impact Investing. Before he began his work in impact investing, George spent more than a decade as a broadcast journalist. “Their deep understanding of financial services, strategic mindsets, media relationships, and writing abilities will further enable BackBay to provide exceptional results and counsel,” said BackBay founder and CEO Bill Haynes.
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| Ben Barrett |
Wireless internet service provider Starry hires Ben Barrett as vice president of investor relations. Barrett joins the company from real estate technology firm Compass, where he was responsible for building the investor relations function, helping take the company public in April 2021. He was previously senior director of investor relations at T-Mobile. “His many years of experience helping shape and build investor relations teams and his deep relationships with the analyst community will be deeply valuable to us as we continue to grow and scale the company,” said Starry CFO Kolan Misra.
Mara Motherway, who was
Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
Rayhan Daudani, who led the earned media specialty for Edelman’s global energy practice, is coming on board at public affairs firm McGuireWoods Consulting, serving as an SVP on its advocacy team.
Ovid Therapeutics names Victoria Fort, a veteran of GCI Health, Ruder Finn and Chandler Chicco, as chief strategy officer and chief of staff to the CEO... The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives names RJ Karney VP, head of government affairs... NINICO promotes Sarah Farrant to president. She succeeds agency founder and president Nicholas Adams, who will transition to the role of executive chairman.
