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| Noha Abdulla |
Choice Hotels International hires Noha Abdalla as chief marketing officer. Abdalla was most recently CMO at MyEyeDr., an optical company with more than 800 locations. She was previously global vice president, digital and content marketing at Hilton and has also served as VP, digital brand strategy and social media at Capital One. At Choice, Abdalla will lead the company's marketing, advertising, communications and brand-building functions. "Noha is an experienced leader with a successful track record of taking world-class brands to the next level,” said Choice president and CEO Patrick Pacious. “We're confident she is the best person to keep Choice's finger on the pulse of evolving consumer preferences while driving loyalty and innovation to support our diverse portfolio of brands."
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| Amilia Glikman |
KP Public Affairs adds Amilia Glikman to its advocacy team to represent agency clients on environmental regulatory, legislative and policy issues. Glikman was most recently deputy legislative counsel for the State of California. She specializes in issues related to hazardous wastes, substances and materials, and has broad experience related to greenhouse gas emissions, air quality, climate change, solid waste, the California Environmental Quality Act and state legislative and regulatory processes. “Amilia is a highly skilled professional with a strong expertise in environmental issues. Her experience in the legal, legislative, and regulatory environments will be of tremendous value to KP clients,” said KP Public Affairs managing partner Mike Burns.
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| Catherine Harrell |
BitSight, a cybersecurity ratings company, appoints Catherine Harrell as chief marketing officer. Harrell was most recently CMO at Brightly, a SaaS provider of asset and maintenance management software. She has also held executive marketing positions at PrecisionLender, Citrix and Intuit. At BitSight, she will work to drive strategy and execution across all of the company's marketing functions and teams. "Catherine brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and a proven track record of results, and will help shape the company as we continue our accelerated growth," said BitSight CEO Stephen Harvey.
Consello has appointed Hans Vestberg, former Verizon CEO, as senior operating advisor.
Katy Feinberg has returned to McGuireWoods Consulting PA shop in its Raleigh office after stints at Rubenstein Communications, Trailrunner and FleishmanHillard.
Ragan Communications, a media and training company serving communications, marketing and HR professionals, names Rachel Salis-Silverman as chief communications officer, a new position at the company... Connect Media, an integrated media company and provider of commercial real estate news, brings on former Marino VP Christopher Santarelli as VP for Connect Creative, the company’s strategic communications and creative agency... AIR Limited, which has a portfolio including traditional hookah brands and advanced inhalation technologies, names Gaurav Jain as VP, investor relations and corporate strategy.
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.
