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| Kathy Collins |
Frontdoor, which offers home service plans, names former H&R Block chief marketing and strategy officer Kathy Collins as CMO. Collins comes to Frontdoor from G.E.H.A., a medical benefits provider, where she led marketing, new client acquisition, member loyalty, sales and communication. Before that, she was chief brand and innovation officer at Massage Envy. “Kathy brings a powerful combination of experience, insights and energy to our team,” said Frontdoor CEO and chairman Bill Cobb. “She is passionate about developing brand positioning that is grounded in research and speaks to the heart of what consumers value most.”
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| Allison Van Houten |
Blockchain company Chia Network adds Allison Van Houten to its executive leadership team as chief marketing officer. Van Houten joins the company from digital reading platform Epic for Kids, where she also served as CMO. In addition, she has held senior marketing positions at Omada Health, Google, YouTube and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. At Chia Network, Van Houten will lead the marketing and communication verticals, overseeing brand growth initiatives, product marketing, public relations, corporate communications, executive thought leadership and policy communications. “Allison is a veteran and highly-regarded leader in the marketing space, with direct experience in brand growth and consistent success bringing new products to market,” said Chia Network director, president and COO Gene Hoffman.
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| Jessica Cao |
AeroSafe Global, a Rochester, NY-based biopharmaceutical company, hires Jessica Cao as senior vice president of marketing. Cao was most recently vice president of pharma strategy and marketing at Catalent Pharma Solutions. She has also held marketing positions at Beckton Dickinson, Baxter and Bayer. At AeroSafe, Cao is tasked with augmenting the marketing and commercial teams’ capabilities to drive sales growth and enhance the brand’s market position. “She has been instrumental in advancing organizations by developing successful marketing strategies, building and managing commercial teams, and driving business growth,” said AeroSafe Global CEO Jay McHarg.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
