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| Shannon Riggs |
FINN Partners names Shannon Riggs a managing partner of its Pacific Northwest strategic communications business unit. She succeeds Wendy Lane Stevens, who is retiring effective Sept. 30. Riggs joined Lane PR (which was founded by Lane Stevens and is now part of FINN) in 2006 and has most recently served as a senior partner. In her new post, she will oversee the management of the Pacific Northwest Strategic Communications Business Unit and its staff, most of whom are based in Portland. “Shannon is already a highly accomplished and strategic PR practitioner, but I know she will continue to exceed all expectations as she embraces this new role,” said Lane Stevens.
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| Lisa Kurtz |
Rally Point PR hires Lisa Kurtz as VP. Kurtz was most recently at Clarity PR, where she worked with current Rally Point managing director Ruth Sarfaty and account manager Lauren Carver. She has also worked at LaForce + Stevens, Kaplow and Child’s Play Communication. In her new post, Kurtz will handle B2B tech and business accounts, as well as leading the company’s 2022 measurement initiative, which will enable it to deliver customized impact reports to clients. “Lisa joining Rally Point rounds out our amazing B2B tech team with a seriously experienced communications strategist and account runner,” said Sarfaty.
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| Lynn Girotto |
Vimeo, a video hosting, sharing and services platform provider, appoints Lynn Girotto as chief marketing officer. Girotto joins the company from digital insights platform Heap, where she also served as CMO. She has also held senior marketing positions at Getty Images, Starbucks, Microsoft and PepsiCo. In her role at Vimeo, Girotto will report to CEO Anjali Sud. “Lynn is a rare breed in marketing, with over 30 years of experience driving growth at some of the world’s most differentiated brands,” said Sud.
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| Lynne Doner Lotenberg |
Fors Marsh Group hires Lynne Doner Lotenberg as VP of its newest practice area, Campaign Research and Evaluation. Doner Lotenberg was CEO at Hager Sharp from 2013 to 2015. She has also served as co-editor of the international journal Social Marketing Quarterly for 11 years, where she is currently an advisory board member. At FMG, Doner Lotenberg will serve as the research arm for all FMG communication campaigns, providing clients with data to target, develop, monitor and evaluate campaigns tackling a range of complex social issues—from public health to military recruitment.
Tim Turpin, who led the venture capital and emerging technologies practices at Sparkpr during a more than 16-year run, has joined CodePR, a boutique shop focused on the VC arena.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery’s still-unnamed new sports joint venture has recruited SiriusXM SVP of communications Jessica Casano-Antonellis to head up its communications... State Street Corporation names Elizabeth Lynn EVP and global head of investor relations... Tailwind Nutrition, a sports nutrition specialist, hires Kristen Flemington as VP of marketing. 
Casey Hernandez, who rose to the senior VP for global corporate communications post at Herbalife, has joined Seven Letter strategic communications shop in its DC office.
James Byrne, a former New York Police Department detective who led the executive communications team for commissioner Edward Caban, will join the Secret Service on May 20.
Signal Group promotes Julian Graham to director and Vinny Sheu to director of creative content... Bevel appoints Libbie Wilcox as director of its New York office and lead of its alternative asset practice... Feldman Strategies names Chloe Barr communications manager. She was at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.
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