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| Rachel Winer |
ROKK Solutions promotes Rachel Winer to EVP of its digital and paid media practice. Winer was previously SVP, digital at the firm. Before joining ROKK in 2020, she was VP, digital paid media at Ketchum. Her category experience includes B2B, CPG, food and beverage, education, financial services, health, retail, travel and tech. “Over the past several years Rachel has been instrumental to the growth of our firm. She has expanded our paid media capabilities, designed award-winning campaigns and helped cement ROKK’s status as a full-service, 360 degree firm,” said ROKK Solutions co-founder and partner Rodell Mollineau.
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| Ken Turner |
Fanatics Collectibles, the trading cards and collectibles business of sports apparel and fan gear store Fanatics, appoints Ken Turner as its first CMO. Turner was most recently EVP and CMO at Red Bull North America. Prior to Red Bull, he held several executive marketing posts at SC Johnson, including senior director, marketing brand management. In his new role, Turner will further build out the company’s marketing organization and oversee brand vision, strategy and marketing efforts. “I couldn't think of a better fit to lead this effort than Ken, given his incredible track record and expertise that perfectly aligns with our business goals," said Fanatics Collectibles CEO Mike Mahan.
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| Chad Waetzig |
Crunch promotes Chad Waetzig to CMO, where he will lead worldwide marketing strategy and execution for the company. Waetzig most recently served as Crunch’s executive VP of marketing and branding, He was previously CMO at Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas and executive marketing advisor at Blink Fitness;. “Chad has a proven track record of delivering strong results in our marketing efforts, and we are confident that he will continue to achieve great success and propel Crunch forward in his role as CMO,” said Crunch CEO Jim Rowley.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
