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| Marjani Williams |
G&S Business Communications appoints Marjani Williams VP, DE&I. Williams had been deputy director of the Illinois Office of Communication and Information at the Illinois Department of Central Management Services before joining G&S in 2021. Earlier, she was pdirector of public affairs at the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation. In addition to assuming leadership of the G&S DE&I Task Force, she will also work in partnership with other agency leaders to support the development of strategic action plans, DEI-related policies and internal communications. “In addition to being a strong agency and business leader, Marjani brings the direct experience and emotional intelligence required to help advance our work in this critical area,” said G&S president and CEO Luke Lambert.
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| Katie Long |
Idea Grove promotes Katie Long to president. John Lacy, who has served as president and COO of Idea Grove since October 2019, will remain with the agency in a senior advisory role. Long previously served as vice president, client service. She has also been vp, corporate practice at Edelman and senior director of publicity, promotion and branding at Levenson. “As our agency looks to a future of long-term sustainable growth, Katie brings the perfect combination of professionalism, composure and compassion to the job of running a fast-paced PR agency,” said Idea Grove CEO Scott Baradell. Idea Grove has also promoted Liz Cies to executive vice president and named vp of creative and digital Cecil Cross and vp of strategy and content Jarrett Rush to the agency’s senior leadership team.
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| Shannon Sullivan Duffy |
Asana, a work management platform for organizations, names Shannon Sullivan Duffy as CMO. Duffy was most recently EVP, cloud & industry marketing at Salesforce. She has also held senior marketing positions at Facebook, Jigsaw and SourceForge. Based out of Asana’s headquarters in San Francisco, Sullivan Duffy will be responsible for directing its global marketing strategy. Asana has also hired Neeracha Taychakhoonavudh as head of customer xxperience. “Both Shannon and Neeracha bring impressive enterprise experience and proven track records delivering for customers and driving business growth,” said Asana chief operating officer and head of business Anne Raimondi.
The Next Solutions Group names Michelle Agnew as VP, reputation and issues management. Agnew joins NSG from The Coca-Cola Company, where she was director of strategic communications... Nebius, which works with startups and enterprises building AI products, agents and services, appoints Lindsey Irvine as CMO... Zeta Global, an intelligent AI infrastructure company, names Leah Pope CMO and Candace Dean chief communications officer.
SiriusXM recruits Paramount Pictures EVP, global communications Jenny Tartikoff to serve as SVP and head of communications, effective August 10.
West of Fairfax, which is in Los Angeles, appoints Scott Mallone as president. Mallone joins the agency from SHFT Labs... Codeword ups Brandon Carter to SVP, head of strategy... JOTO PR Disruptors names Nick Westcott head of establishment, working to improve coordination across departments, and helping each part of the agency operate with greater clarity, consistency and readiness for scale. 
Sotheby’s brings on Christie’s global head of communications Natasha Le Bel to serve as chief communications officer.
The U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, names David Purcell CMO, leading the organization’s marketing and communications... Capital V Strategies, a strategic communications and advisory firm, names Andy Dueñas to lead its newly launched Transactions & IPO Communications division... Haven Tower Group, which works with clients in the wealth management space, appoints Stephen Langlois to its board of advisors. Langlois is currently managing principal of Seaport Consulting Partners. 
