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| Patience Fairbrother |
Development Counsellors International appoints Patience Fairbrother VP, talent attraction. Fairbrother, who has been with DCI since 2014, was most recently VP, brand and digital strategy. DCI officially launched its talent attraction practice last year. In her new post, Fairbrother will focus on attracting talent to DCI’s client communities. “Her tenure at DCI, depth of knowledge across economic development, tourism and talent attraction marketing and experience leading dozens of projects geared at attracting talent to the communities we serve make her the perfect fit for this role,” said DCI partner Julie Curtin.
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| Laurain Aydininan |
Marino hires Laurain Aydinian as a VPin its lifestyle and consumer practice. Prior to joining Marino, Aydinian led media strategies for global wine and spirits brands such as Rémy Martin, Hendrick’s Gin, Bordeaux Wine Bureau, Graves-Sauternes and Albarino Wines of Rías Biaxas. At Marino, she will be responsible for overseeing the agency’s food and beverage in addition to working with the senior team on business development efforts. “Laurain’s experience working with regional, national and global consumer brands coupled with her extensive background in wine and spirits will be integral as we continue to expand our work in the F&B space,” said Robert Barletta, EVP and head of Marino’s Food & Beverage team.
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| Jack Burris |
Buffalo Groupe names Jack Burris president of its events division, Moments Live. Burris also serves as managing director of 54 Brands, a marketing firm that was acquired by Buffalo Groupe in 2019. He has also served as vice president at the Franchise Business Review and marketing director at the International Franchise Association. “Jack has the vision for building teams and growing businesses,” says Kyle Ragsdale, CEO, Buffalo Groupe. “Since he joined Buffalo Groupe in 2019, we’ve leveraged his knowledge and leadership to develop our business and now his experience will help us expand our events division.”
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.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
