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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.
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
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 70,000 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).
