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| Dean Heacock |
Bastion U.S. names Dean Heacock COO and CFO. Heacock has held financial leadership positions at more than a dozen marketing groups, including WPP, Wunderman Thompson and Young & Rubicam. His role at Bastion will focus on acquisition assessment and due diligence as well as operational management and human resources. “His skills in the financial realm are world-class when it comes to expanding marketing organizations,” said Bastion U.S. CEO Dax Cornelius. Bastion U.S. is part of Bastion Agency, Australasia’s largest independent agency, with more than 360 employees working across offices located in Los Angeles, Orange County, New York City, Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland.
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| Robert Cavosi |
RooneyPartners promotes Robert Cavosi to senior managing director. Cavosi has been with the agency since 2015, most recently serving as managing director. Prior to joining RooneyPartners, Mr. Cavosi ran the financial services practice at IMRE, and previously was an SVP at Ogilvy PR, helping to manage the firm’s corporate practice. He has also held communications roles at companies including J.P. Morgan Chase, KeyBank and Pearson, and he was a staff member of the proxy firm D.F. King. “Bob brings an extraordinary work ethic combined with a savvy PR strategist’s mentality to each and every facet of client engagement, ensuring our media-relations programs are generating substantive results and he extends an equally impressive level of energy to the pursuit of new business for RooneyPartners,” said agency founder and CEO Terry Rooney.
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| Iván Briones |
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists appoints Iván Briones as director of communications. Briones previously served as the City Editor of SATXtoday, a media outlet serving the San Antonio, TX area. Briones will oversee internal communications with NAHJ’s membership, regional leaders and both professional and student chapters across the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. The organization has also hired Tapiz Media Group as their agency of record for communications and social media.
Ballard Partners names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
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.
