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| Beth Wiegard |
Lambert hires Beth Wiegard as a director in its capital markets group. At Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart (now Ogilvy), Wiegard developed and implemented client programs in the financial services, energy, defense and telecommunications industries, including work on M&A transactions, proxy fights and crisis communications. In her new post, she will be an integral member of the firm's private equity practice. "Beth's expertise in financial communications and public relations will be a great asset to us in advancing the growth and development strategies of our current and future PE clients," said Lambert Managing Director Cornell Hazelton.
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| Lisa Marie Pillette |
Fossil Group, which owns or licenses such brands as Fossil, Armani Exchange, Diesel and DKNY, hires Lisa Marie Pillette as senior vice president and CMO. Pillette was most recently chief marketing officer for direct-to-consumer brand Casper. She has also held executive marketing positions at Lacoste, HSN and Ralph Lauren. At Fossil Group, Pillette will lead the company's global marketing and center of excellence capabilities, including marketing strategy and innovation, CRM, creative and content operations, and go-to-market readiness. "Lisa has tremendous depth and breadth of marketing experience with iconic brands, an innovative lens on what marketing of the future looks like, and a compelling track record of delivering insight-led solutions," said Fossil Group executive vice president and chief digital officer Holly Briedis.
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| Ernst Flach |
Wagstaff Media and Marketing promotes Ernst Flach to managing director, destination marketing & representation. Ernst Flach has been an executive director at the firm since 2015. Prior to joining Wagstaff, he was executive director, global communications at The Canadian Tourism Commission (now Destination Canada). Wagstaff has also promoted Jessica Levine to director, east coast, Europe and Caribbean; Shannon Crosby to director, destination marketing & representation; and Lauren Green to director, west coast, Hawaii, and Mexico.
Cisco is bringing on Microsoft VP of communications and chief storyteller Steve Clayton as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 5.... IG Global PR, which specializes in the consumer technology, design-build, and AV markets, names Katharine “Kat” Wheeler partner and strategic director... Integer Technologies, a defense technology and software company, hires Paul Frommelt as VP of marketing and communications.
Netflix has hired Instacart’s Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 12. She also handled communications at Zynga and MySpace.
Deborah Sierchio, who was at Coyne PR for over two decades, has moved to Krupp, where she is taking on the role of EVP, managing director.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
