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| Alice Rao |
Hallmark Media names Alice Rao senior vice president of publicity. Rao previously worked as a communication and publicity consultant with Netflix, HBOMax, Turner Networks and MRC Media. At Hallmark, she will lead publicity campaigns, working with corporate communications, talent relations and events, programming, and various internal and external parties to align efforts and provide strategic guidance. Hallmark Media director of communications Annie Howell called Rao "a tremendous executive" who will be "a perfect fit for Hallmark."
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| Angie Leccese |
Commercial real estate company Newmark Group hires Angie Leccese as chief marketing officer. Leccese joins Newmark from CBRE, where she served as vice president of business development, Americas advisory marketing. In her new position, Leccese will be responsible for overseeing the planning, development and execution of Newmark's marketing and business development strategy, with a focus on driving growth through content marketing and sales enablement. "Angie's decades of experience in marketing and commercial real estate make her ideal to lead the strategic direction of Newmark's marketing," said Newmark CEO Barry Gosin.
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| Dan Garzia |
Provenance Blockchain Foundation, which works to help financial services firms adopt blockchain solutions, appoints Dan Garzia as CMO. Garzia has. Been vice president of digital marketing at both Franklin Templeton and BlackRock. He was most recently recently chief marketing officer at Securitize, a blockchain digital asset securities firm. At Provenance, Garzia will be responsible for building out the full range of Provenance's global marketing capabilities. "Dan's deep expertise across several industries and practices including tech, blockchain, traditional finance and marketing make him a unique leader—and a perfect fit for Provenance," said Provenance Blockchain Foundation CEO Moran McKenney.
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.
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.
