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| Terry Mertens |
Motion hires Terry Mertens as VP, group creative director. Mertens joins the firm from advertising agency Plan B, where he directed the efforts of the creative department for over 12 years. He has also served as creative director at SynchronUs and Tenthirty Advertising. At Motion, Mertens will be leading the writing division of the agency’s creative department and assisting with clients across categories including healthcare, manufacturing and retail. “Motion is made up of curious thinkers, problem solvers and strategic storytellers—Terry has already showcased these qualities among so many more and will be a great fit to our team,” said Motion founder and CEO Kimberly Eberl.
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| Sachin Puri |
WP Engine, which develops products and services for WordPress users, appoints Sachin Puri as senior vice president and CMO. Puri was most recently VP of marketing at McAfee. He has also served as global head of performance marketing at eBay. In his new position, Puri will be responsible for WP Engine’s global marketing strategy, execution, and performance, including brand, content and digital marketing. “Sachin brings critical expertise and proven success in leading eCommerce, performance marketing, customer lifecycle management, and brand experience for Fortune 500 companies,” said WP Engine chairwoman and CEO Heather Brunner.
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| Oswald Méndez |
Canela Media, a minority and female-owned company focused on developing digital media experiences for the Hispanic community, brings on Oswald Méndez as CMO, a newly created position at the company. Méndez has served as EVP of marketing at BBC America, and chief marketing officer at MundoFox. At Canela, Méndez will be responsible for overseeing all marketing functions for the company, including paid, earned, owned and shared efforts across consumer and business to business marketing and publicity, ad sales marketing, community management, creative services, insights, and audience acquisition and retention strategies. “His experience in the entertainment and media industry are instrumental for the continued growth and success of the company,” said Canela Media founder and CEO Isabel Rafferty.
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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. 
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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.
