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| James Doran |
James Doran, who did an eight-year stint as Wall Street bureau chief for The Times of London, has joined Sitrick And Company’s New York office.
He also worked at The Financial Times, Bloomberg and The National.
Most recently, Doran was senior strategic communications advisor for the Family Office of Lex Greensill and global head of PR and media for Greensill Capital.
Earlier, he was head of content and thought leadership for the Government of Dubai Commodities Authority and senior communications advisor for the National Bank of Abu Dhabi.
Mike Sitrick said Doran “brings extensive knowledge and experience across the communications spectrum to the firm and its clients.”
Though based in New York, Doran will be “contributing to our clients’ needs on a global basis,” he added.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
