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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.
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.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70,000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
