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| Neera Chaudhary |
imre names Neera Chaudhary as CEO. Chaudhary, who most recently served as North America president of Ketchum, succeeds Dave Imre, who takes on the role of executive chairman and remains a member of the agency's board of directors. Before coming to Ketchum, Chaudhary was global president of healthcare at Golin. At imre, she will be responsible for the agency's business strategy and operations, talent, client engagements, growth and M&A. "Neera's large agency commercial experience of P&Ls exceeding $225M coupled with her growth prowess and energy for delivering disruptive firsts on behalf of clients, embodies all the qualities we were searching for in our next CEO," said Dave Imre.
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| Claire Turvey |
Fourth Pillar, which was founded in 2021 to work with clients in the music business, brings on Claire Turvey as a managing partner. Turvey previously served as managing director at FTI Consulting. Her expertise encompasses investor communications, financial calendar, analyst relations, capital markets, M&A, IPOs, fundraises, restructurings and ESG. "Our specialism means we are immersed in every aspect of the industry which gives us a unique ability to provide honest, informed advice," said Fourth Pillar managing partner Lynne Best. "With Claire joining Fourth Pillar, we are in an even stronger position to support organizations at this exciting time in the industry."
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| Sarah Goldfarb |
RW Jones Agency names Sarah Goldfarb managing director of social media and digital content. Goldfarb joins RW Jones, which focuses on communications and engagement for colleges and universities, from the University of Delaware, where she was senior director of digital communications. Before that, she held several positions at Gannett, including digital planning editor of delawareonline.com. At RW Jones, Goldfarb will oversee leadership coaching, influencer engagement, content planning, voice development and social impact reporting. "She will help our partner institutions build community trust through social channels," said RW Jones CEO and managing partner Sean Rossall.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
