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| Michael Sloan |
BRG Communications hires Michael Sloan as the agency's first COO. Sloan joins BRG from JPA Health, where he also served as COO. He has been CFO at Coyne, VP of Finance at Taylor, and worked at Edelman and Ogilvy. At BRG, Sloan will oversee all operations, including finance, human resources, office management, and internal communications, working closely with BRG chief executive officer Jane Barwis. "I have tremendous respect for his experience in the industry, strong track record of helping agencies create infrastructure for growth, and his ability to anticipate economic trends to ensure the agencies he leads are prepared," said Barwis.
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| Cathleen Koo |
DeVries Global brings on Cathleen Koo as SVP, earned media lead. Koo was most recently SVP of media relations at BCW. She previously held the VP media relations spot at Zeno Group and worked as a director at Havas Formula at 360PR+. In her new post, Koo will oversee media relations strategies across DeVries Global New York's portfolio of accounts spanning CPG, beauty, lifestyle, retail and QSR. "She blends together client-centric counsel, paired with culture-leading media builds that will be an asset to our existing and prospective clients," said DeVries Global Managing Director, New York Jessica O'Callaghan.
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| David Schriber |
Specialized, which designs, manufactures and markets bicycles and bicycle components, hires former Nike VP, global marketing David Schriber as CMO, effective Oct. 3. Schriber was most recently at Masterclass, where he served as chief marketing and revenue officer. Before joining Nike, he was president at Burton Snowboards. "I am confident that there is no better marketer in the world for the Specialized brand at this moment than David," said Specialized CEO Scott Maguire. "He will lead us to engage and inspire millions of new and existing riders."
Stagwell brings on David Olesnevich as chief growth officer, owned media and Drew Schutte as chief revenue officer, owned media... Spectrum Science names Lisa Talbot president of Spectrum Science Communications. Talbot was most recently chief client officer at MSL, where she oversaw healthcare, consumer and corporate practices... IHS, a global information provider, names Stephanie Buscemi as SVP and CMO, a newly created role....Red Shoes Inc., a woman-owned, marketing firm in Appleton, WI, promotes Reagan Fritts, Mia Hermansen, Katie Much, Jennifer Thurlow and Carly Tiedt to new roles. 
Former deputy undersecretary of agriculture Darci Vetter joins berry producer Driscoll's as VP, public affairs.
The International Dairy Foods Association brings on 
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
