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| Jon Fee |
VettaFi, a data, analytics, digital distribution and thought leadership company that works with asset managers, names Jon Fee chief CMO. Fee joins VettaFi from Salesforce, where he most recently served as senior vice president and head of global marketing and Americas business development. He was previously at BlackRock as managing director – global head of marketing for iShares and CMO for BlackRock’s European business. “Jon has decades of experience in both the tech and finance side of marketing. His track record of driving growth is unparalleled,” said VettaFi CEO Leland Clemons.
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| Taryn Parker |
KemperLesnik promotes Taryn Parker to VP. Parker joined the agency in February 2020 as a group account director, handling the agency’s sports, golf and resorts clients. Before coming to KemperLesnik, she was an account director at Taylor. In her new position, Parker will leverage her experience in media relations, creative and strategic planning, client management, and event execution to drive results for clients. “From a business perspective, since the lowest point in the pandemic, when many of Taryn’s clients were closed, events did not happen and general PR programs were paused, she has built back her business, added multiple new clients and secured project work from many of her existing clients,” said KempnerLesnik managing director Amy Littleton.
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| Jai Chabria |
MAD Global Strategy names Jai Chabria to lead its new Columbus, OH office as managing director. Chabria was most recently as JD Vance’s chief strategist in his bid for Ohio’s open U.S. Senate seat. He was previously senior advisor to Ohio governor John Kasich and has served as managing director in Mercury’s Columbus office. “His leadership puts our firm on the map in Ohio,” said MAD Global founder and CEO Michael DuHaime. Taylor Van Kirk, who was a vice president at Mercury as well as press secretary for the Ohio Speaker of the House and the Majority Caucus, also joins MAD Global as VP.
FGS Global brings on HSBC's Jean-Manuel Richier as senior advisor to bolster its equity advisory, investor relations and transaction & financial communications capabilities across Europe... TEAM LEWIS names Danielle Malvesti SVP, strategy. Malvesti joins the agency from Cramer.... Durée & Company ups Abbie Lipton to vice president... LDWW promotes Michelle Poland, Channing Sizemore and Emma Stoneham to managing director.
Narrative Strategies hires Chris Bissex as a managing director. Bissex was most recently deputy director of public affairs for the Federal Trade Commission... Marino promotes Elizabeth Latino to COO and managing director.... The Charlotte Hornets hire Big 12 Conference chief brand & business officer Tyrel Kirkham as CMO.
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications.
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
