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| Kate Sharrard Chinn |
MP&F Strategic Communications brings on Kate Sherrard Chinn as a partner. Chinn was most recently vice president and head of community and civic engagement at AllianceBernstein. She was previously senior vice president at the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and senior director of marketing for Tishman Speyer, where she led the brand positioning, marketing, advertising and creative efforts for such brands as Rockefeller Center, the Rainbow Room and Top of the Rock Observation Deck. “Kate has had a significant presence in this community since returning to Nashville in 2015,” said MP&F managing partner Jennifer Brantlet. “She brings close to 20 years of marketing, advertising, creative and community engagement expertise to our team.”
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| Nina Rossello, Janet Freed |
Allen & Gerritsen hires Nina Rossello as senior vice president of strategy and Janet Freed as senior vice president of talent. Rossello comes to the agency from Visit Philadelphia, the city’s official destination marketing organization, where she was vice president of brand strategy. She has also worked at McCann and AKQA. In her new post, she will serve as a brand strategist for a portfolio ranging from 99 Restaurants to Museum of Science, Boston. Freed previously held human resources and talent acquisition roles as 2Life Communities and Harmonix Music Systems. At A&G, she oversees the wellbeing of employees.
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| Noelle Sadler |
thredUP, an online resale platform for women's and kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories, names Noelle Sadler chief marketing officer. Sadler comes to the company from online fashion company Lulus, where she was most recently CMO. She has also served as vice president, global consumer engagement at MAC Cosmetics and was a co-founder of clothing recycling service Retold Recycling. She will report to thredUP president Anthony Marino, who previously oversaw marketing. "Resale is taking hold of the modern shopper, and Noelle's expertise will help enhance the customer experience and in turn fuel growth among young buyers," said Marino.
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| Craig Kallin |
Schellman, which provides cybersecurity attestation and compliance services, names Craig Kallin chief marketing officer. Kallin most recently served as director, customer transformation at PwC. He has also held executive marketing and strategy positions at Mutual of Omaha, Orbitz and The Walt Disney Company. “His experience with large brands and in smaller entrepreneurial environments gives him a rather unique blend of structure, discipline, a sense of urgency, and the kind of creative problem solving we need to support our aggressive growth agenda,” said Schellman CEO Avani Desai.
Ballard Partners names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
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.
