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| Neysa Taylor |
MP&F Strategic Communications hires Amazon's Neysa Taylor as VP. Taylor was most recently a senior communications manager at Amazon. She has also served as director of communications for the Tennessee Department of Corrections and assignment manager at Nashville’s WTVF NewsChannel 5. MP&F managing partner Jennifer Brantley said that Taylor “brings experience working in government and for some of the biggest brands in the nation to our team.” MP&F has also promoted Jessica Darden and Stacy Alcala to vice president.
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| Jenny Wall |
VideoAmp an advertising platform, names Jenny Wall CMO, a newly created role at the company. Wall most recently served as CMO at Nickelodeon, and she previously held senior marketing positions at Gimlet Media, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. In her new position, Wall will oveseer VideoAmp’s brand and marketing strategy. “Jenny is an incredible fit for the position because she brings the perspective of both media buyers and sellers,” said Ross McCray, Founder and CEO, VideoAmp. “Knowing the pain points of a brand CMO, while understanding the hurdles a publisher faces, solidifies our commitment to finding solutions for both sides and redefining the way media is valued, bought and sold.”
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| Brad Martin |
Atrium, a workforce management and talent solutions company, hires Brad Martin as chief marketing officer. Martin comes to the company from ZERO Systems, where he also served as CMO. He was previously executive VP of global marketing and chief content officer at PRO Unlimited (now Magnit), and held numerous roles at Beeline and Adecco Group. At Atrium, Martin will lead the global marketing strategy and organization across all marketing disciplines. "We are thrilled to have Brad join our executive team and leverage his deep industry expertise and experience developing world-class marketing organizations built to accelerate growth and increase market presence," said Atrium CEO and founder Rebecca Cenni-Leventhal.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
BPCM brings on former Prada SVP marketing & communications Christian Langbein as its EVP of growth and strategy, a newly created role... MikeWorldWide names Joseph Sorrentino as its first chief intelligence officer. Sorrentino joins from Weber Shandwick, where he was EVP, analytics & intelligence... Pacers Sports & Entertainment, which operates the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and WNBA’s Indiana Fever, hires Kieran Donahue as EVP and CMO. Donahue has served as chief marketing officer at IHOP and VP, brand, marketing & digital for the Americas at Marriott... Ballast Rock Asset Management, a diversified alternative investment manager, appoints Michael Welch as head of investor relations and capital formation.
Renault Group brings on Paul Michon as corporate communications director, effective Sept. 1. He joins from Kering, the luxury goods marketer.
SKDK makes Loren Riegelhaupt, Michael Czin and Julie Andreeff Jensen agency partners... Coca-Cola Company promotes Gary McElyea to lead its pan-European Public Policy & Government Affairs agenda, and Sophia Chrysopoulou to serve as head of EU public affairs... Rithum, a commerce solutions provider, appoints Kim Miller as CMO and head of global strategy. 
