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| Dan Childs |
The Next Solutions Group names Dan Childs as managing director, head of global media engagement. Childs comes to Next from Porter Novelli, where he served as senior vice president of healthcare media relations. He was previously director, US external communications at Bayer, and before that was managing editor of ABC News’s medical unit. “Dan’s strong combination of experiences as a senior journalist at ABC News, along with his strong corporate experiences at Bayer and his consultancy experiences, offers our client partners a unique perspective in corporate reputation and issues management,”said The Next Solutions Group CEO Raymond F. Kerins Jr.
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| Michelle Scully |
NP Digital, a performance marketing firm, brings on Michelle Scully as vice president of human resources. Scully was most recently vp of people of culture for global data and technology company Choreograph. She has also served as director of HR at Wunderman. At NP Digital, Scully will spearhead global human resources initiatives to unify the agency as well as oversee regional policies and employee experiences. “Michelle understands the intricacies of an agency in global growth mode, and we could not be more excited to have her leadership on the team,” said NP Digital chief executive officer Mike Gullaksen.
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| Joe VanDette |
National Vision Holdings hires Joe VanDette as chief marketing officer. VanDette was previously chief marketing and digital executive for Smart & Final, a chain of grocery warehouse stores. He has also held leadership roles in marketing, strategy, and consumer analytics for Toys ‘R Us. In his new post, VanDette be responsible for leading the organization’s marketing function including strategic brand management, CRM, advertising and media, digital marketing, e-commerce and research/insights. “Joe is a talented individual with an impressive track record of using data driven customer-centric approaches to drive business expansion,” said National Vision CEO Reade Fahs.
FTI Consulting CEO Steve Gunby, 68, has changed his mind about stepping down in 2027, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Stagwell brings on David Olesnevich as chief growth officer, owned media and Drew Schutte as chief revenue officer, owned media... Spectrum Science names Lisa Talbot president of Spectrum Science Communications. Talbot was most recently chief client officer at MSL, where she oversaw healthcare, consumer and corporate practices... IHS, a global information provider, names Stephanie Buscemi as SVP and CMO, a newly created role....Red Shoes Inc., a woman-owned, marketing firm in Appleton, WI, promotes Reagan Fritts, Mia Hermansen, Katie Much, Jennifer Thurlow and Carly Tiedt to new roles. 
Former deputy undersecretary of agriculture Darci Vetter joins berry producer Driscoll's as VP, public affairs.
The International Dairy Foods Association brings on 
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
