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| Gail Hollander |
The J.M. Smucker Co., which owns Folgers, Dunkin', Smucker and other brands, names Gail Hollander CMO, effective April 10. Hollander comes to the company from Publicis Groupe, where she had served as president as well as client lead for the Smucker account since December 2021. In her new position, Hollander will support a continued commitment to delivering breakthrough creative and leveraging media modelling to deliver effective reach through the company's advertising investment. She will report to chair of the board, president and CEO Mark Smucker.
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| Claudia Russo |
United Talent Agency brings on Claudia Russo as SVP of corporate communications. Russo joins UTA from Verizon Business Markets, where she served as head of corporate communications. Before that, she spent 15 years at Fox Television Stations in a series of executive positions including director, corporate communications. She has also worked at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. “Claudia’s deep knowledge and experience with both media relations and investor relations will help us continue to elevate our game as we tell UTA’s story on a global stage,” said UTA chief communication officer Richard Siklos.
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| Rafael Brazon-DiFatta |
Sachs Media promotes Rafael Brazon-Di Fatta to director of account services, a newly established position. Brazon-Di Fatta has been with the agency since March 2020, most recently serving as account manager. In his new post, he will help to implement best practices for onboarding and campaign management across account teams, in addition to serving as an operational resource for account leaders and continuing to manage several high-profile clients and projects. “Rafael will play a key role in scaling our best processes and systems amid the firm’s continued growth and expansion with new clients and staff,” said agency partner and executive VP Ryan Cohn.
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.
