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| Christian Weyand |
Brunswick Group names Christian Weyand managing partner, Germany, a newly created position. Weyand has been head of Brunswick’s Frankfurt office since 2002. He has advised clients on major M&A and capital market transactions, restructuring, crisis and change management, and positioning and reputation campaigns targeting multiple stakeholders. In his new position, Weyand will work closely with European managing partner Paul Scott, and colleagues across the Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich offices to foster greater connectivity among those teams and with the rest of the firm. “Christian is well-placed to take Germany to the next level. He has been instrumental to the growth of the region as Head of the Frankfurt Office and is an exceptional client advisor,” said Brunswick Group CEO Neal Wolin. Sabine Morgenthal will succeed Weyand as head of the firm’s Frankfurt Office. Morgenthal leads the firm’s financial institutions group in Germany
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| George Felix |
Chili’s Grill & Bar hires Tinder CMO George Felix to serve as its marketing leader. Before joining Tinder, Felix was CMO for Pizza Hut US and director of marketing for KFC Global. He has also been a global brand manager at Procter & Gamble. At Chili’s, Felix will be tasked with providing overall vision, leadership, strategy and execution of all marketing programs and initiatives. "George has a track record of driving sales quickly and rebuilding big brands over time," said Kevin Hochman, president and CEO of Brinker International, which owns Chili’s. "He is also a servant leader with a focus on growing people – which makes him a perfect fit for our Chili's culture.”
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| Melanie Lombardi |
Global cybersecurity firm Mandiant promotes Melanie Lombardi to VP of communications. Lombardi joined the company last year as senior director, corporate communications. She manages the company's global external communications programs and corporate thought leadership. Before coming to Mandiant she led corporate communications at computer and network security company FireEye. She was previously a partner at TEAMLEWIS and an account executive at Porter Novelli. In her new role, Lombardi will continue to manage the company's global communications efforts in key regions: North America, the Middle East & Europe, and Asia-Pacific Japan.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70,000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
