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| Kate Jhaveri |
TikTok hires former NBA chief marketing officer Kate Jhaveri as global head of marketing. The position had been vacant since former Hulu vp, brand and culture marketing Nick Tran left the position in January. Jhaveri has also served as CMO at Twitch (Amazon’s videogame live-streaming platform), head of consumer marketing at Twitter and director of consumer and online marketing at Microsoft. In her new post, she will oversee TikTok’s consumer and brand marketing, and head up the platform’s marketing to content creators.
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| John Alpaugh |
Big Lots, a home discount retailer, names John Alpaugh CMO Alpaugh was most recently CEO at CyberMark, a digital marketing solutions provider, which he sold in June. Before that, he was CMO at PetSmart. In his new position, Alpaugh is responsible for managing the company's brand and marketing strategies and executions. "John has a proven track record of marketing excellence, is a strong collaborator, and possesses a great mix of analytical and practical instincts," said Big Lots president and CEO Bruce Thorn.
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| Jenna Grange |
Snell & Wilmer, a business law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the US and in Mexico, hires Jenna Grange as CMO. Grange joins Snell & Wilmer from legal firm Davis Graham & Stubs, where she was also chief marketing officer. She is also marketing & business development regional vice chair for Lex Mundi, a network of independent law firms in more than 125 countries. to provide world-class cross-border legal solutions. “Jenna’s relationship-focused approach in identifying marketing opportunities pairs well with our firm’s longstanding belief that relationships are at the core of providing excellent legal services to our clients,” said Snell & Willner chief operating officer Kyle Day.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
The Herald Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, brings on DDC Public Affairs SVP, creative director Brad Whitford as chief creative officer... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hires former Mastercard VP of marketing Dana Bodine as its first CMO... Reinsurance Group of America, a life and health reinsurer, appoints Ryan Krueger as SVP, investor relations, effective Jan. 5, 2026.
Edelman has named Anna Vogt, who is EMEA chief strategy officer at VML, as its
