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| Kara Armit |
360PR+ hires Kara Armit as vice president, human resources. Armit was most recently vice president of HR for AVENIR GLOBAL US brands AXON Communications, Padilla and SHIFT Communications. In her new position, she will direct all aspects of talent planning and recruitment, employee engagement, professional development and benefits for 360PR+. “Kara is a strategic leader who brings the experience to help us build 360 for the future and provide opportunities for each of our employees to thrive in ways that are meaningful for them as individuals, the agency and our clients," said 360PR+ CEO Laura Tomasetti.
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| Jenni McDonough |
Alloy names Jenni McDonough as chief people officer. McDonough comes to the agency from 22squared, where she was senior vice president, director of talent. She has also served as vp, human resources at Engauge Marketing and MS&LGroup. In her new position, McDonough will lead talent attraction and retention, drive innovation through strategic employee relations, and nurture the firm’s culture. “With two decades of experience at some of the world’s largest shops, she knows the caliber of work that today’s clients demand, and how to attract and cultivate best-in-class talent that can deliver stand-out results,” said Alloy CEO Raj Choudhury.
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| Chris Spadaccini |
The CW Network has named former chief marketing officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment Chris Spadaccini as its CMO. At Warner Media Entertainment, Spadaccini oversaw marketing for such brands as brands as HBO, TBS, TNT, truTV, as well as aspects of brand and content marketing for HBO Max, the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform. He was most recently CMO at CAMP, an early-stage retail-entertainment company targeting young families. “When it comes to marketers who have built and defined legendary brands for decades and created passionate emotional attachment between content and audiences, Chris is a true pioneer and the best in the business,” The CW Network president of entertainment Brad Schwartz.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
