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| Conor Nash |
Ketchum appoints Conor Nash as global chief financial officer and COO. Nash was most recently Ogilvy's COO in North America. He has also held executive positions at other WPP units including EightBar, Townhouse and Grey Group. In his new role, Nash will be responsible for driving growth for Ketchum, both operationally and financially. "Conor's stellar background and deep professional experience will have a profound impact on Ketchum and our overall business strategy,” said Ketchum president and CEO Mike Doyle.
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| Ben Haber, Laura Smith |
Racepoint Global promotes Ben Haber and Laura Smith to EVPs, client services. Haber and Smith were both previously SVPs at the firm. Haber and Smith join Carolyn Regan (who has been promoted to EVP and chief people officer), CFO Phil Chadwick, and agency president Bob Osmond on RPG’s executive leadership team. “As client and team leaders, Ben and Laura exemplify the talents necessary to build authentic brands and create the interactions decision makers and buyers crave,” said Bob Osmond. RPG has also promoted Stacey Forman to SVP, agency operations.
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| Alex Johnson |
Bryson Gillette, the strategic communications, public affairs and political firm founded by Obama administration deputy press secretary Bill Burton, hires Alex Johnson as vice president, California. Johnson was most recently chief of staff at the California Wellness Foundation. He was previously managing director of Californians for Safety and Justice and executive director at Children’s Defense Fund—California. The agency also recently brought on Elsa Avarado, who previously worked as a strategic communications director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as director, public affairs.
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 70000 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).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
