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| Natalie Giordano |
Natalie Giordano, a five-year veteran of Purple Strategies, has moved to Heather Podesta’s Invariant as director of external communications.
Podesta noted that Invariant launched its strategic communications and PA practice three years ago, and Giordano will help increase the visibility of its new offerings.
Giordano also did stints at Hill+Knowlton Strategies and Weber Shandwick’s Powell Tate unit.
She has managed corporate reputation and PA programs for clients in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods sectors.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
