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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.
Brunswick Group has hired Kate Bedingfield, who was Joe Biden’s communications director, as a partner in its DC office.
Planet Fitness brings on Brian Povinelli as CMO, effective Feb. 10. Povinelli comes to the company from Marriott International... Freeman’s | Hindman, a Chicago-based art auction house, hires Julia Fitzgerald as CMO. Fitzgerald was most recently CMO at Build-A-Bear....The National Content and Technology Cooperative, a not-for-profit corporation made up of nearly 700 independent cable and broadband operators, hires Christy Drummond as VP of marketing and communications.
Independence Health System appoints Kelley Skoloda as chief marketing and communications officer... TrailRunner International names New York-based managing director Zack Kozlak head of the US, and COO Kelly Wallace chief media/brand officer...
Teneo recruits Deborah Mattinson, who was head of strategy for now UK prime minister Keir Starmer, as a senior advisor in its London office.
Keith Cocozza, senior VP of communications at CNBC, will serve as chief communications officer of what is now called SpinCo, once it is spun-off from Comcast Corp.
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