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| Ewan Auguste |
PlanSource, a tech company that automates employee benefit programs, hires Ewan Auguste as chief marketing officer. Auguste comes to the company from Adobe, where he was head of global marketing operations and technology. He was previously director of digital strategy at work management platform Workforce, which was acquired by Adobe in 2020. Before that, he was digital marketing director at IBM, leading the rollout of the IBM Cloud Marketplace. At PlanSource, Auguste will lead the global marketing team and work to accelerate the vision of the brand and demand generation strategy. “With his background in digital marketing and technology, he will be a great fit for the PlanSource team,” said company CEO Tom Signorello.
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| Liz Eads |
Diamond PR + Social Media promotes Liz Eads to director of lifestyle, US & international divisions. Eads, who recently celebrated her five-year anniversary with the company, was previously a senior account manager, overseeing a roster of clients including Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, GA, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino, W Fort Lauderdale and Grand Universe Lucca in Tuscany. In her new role, she will also oversee the integration of additional agency members on to account teams. “Liz is an expert at integrating and aligning herself and her account team with the client and truly becoming a part of their cohesive efforts,” said Diamond PR vice president Kara Rosner.
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| Josh McGuire |
Weber Shandwick hires Josh McGuire as group creative director in its Baltimore office. Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Josh was group creative director at 160over90 and VMLY&R. Earlier in his career, he held positions at Tribal Worldwide and DDB. “Josh brings deep, diverse creative experience,” said Paul Massey, president of Powell Tate and global lead, social impact, Weber Shandwick. “His human-insights driven approach paired with his desire to create brave and meaningful campaigns for brands is a perfect match for our team.”
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
Burson promotes EMEA COO Matt Buchanan to global chief social and Influence officer, a newly created role... Seedtag, a “global neuro-contextual advertising company,” brings on former Edelman SVP, corporate and public affairs Brendan McCarthy as chief marketing & communications officer... The Associated Press ups Lauren Easton to SVP and chief communications officer.
