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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.”
Mara Motherway, who was
Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
Rayhan Daudani, who led the earned media specialty for Edelman’s global energy practice, is coming on board at public affairs firm McGuireWoods Consulting, serving as an SVP on its advocacy team.
Ovid Therapeutics names Victoria Fort, a veteran of GCI Health, Ruder Finn and Chandler Chicco, as chief strategy officer and chief of staff to the CEO... The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives names RJ Karney VP, head of government affairs... NINICO promotes Sarah Farrant to president. She succeeds agency founder and president Nicholas Adams, who will transition to the role of executive chairman.
