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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.
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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