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| Edward Hoffman |
The American Egg Board names former Padilla SVP Edward Hoffman as VP, marketing and communications. Hoffman joins AEB from The Varick Group, a consultancy he founded that provides strategic communications for a range of emerging brands, global corporations and organizations actively working to improve the food system. He has also served as an executive VP at Porter Novelli. In his new post, Hoffman will oversee development and implementation of a strategic integrated marketing program for the U.S. egg industry both domestically and in export markets. "Ed Hoffman's impressive record in sustainable food and beverage brands make him ideally suited to drive AEB's shared strategic vision forward." said AEB president and CEO Emily Metz.
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| Fred Clark |
Cornerstone Government Affairs lures Fred Clark back to the firm as a senior consultant on its federal government relations team. Clark was most recently chief counsel to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry under chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and ranking member Sen. John Boozman (R-AR). As general counsel and managing partner at Cornerstone from 2003-2013, Clark represented commodity, food, finance and international entities, providing legislative drafting, strategic planning, lobbying and analytical services for clients with interests in agriculture, trade and finance. “He is synonymous with Cornerstone and our firm, and our clients will immediately benefit from his 35 years of experience and highly regarded expertise in and around the agriculture space on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of the Congress,” said Cornerstone CEO Geoff Gonella.
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| Jeff Otto |
Riskified, an eCommerce risk intelligence provider, names Jeff Otto as CMO. Otto comes to the company from fintech company Marqueta, where he served as VP, head of marketing. He previously held several leadership positions in Salesforce’s industries division and was also a VP in Morgan Stanley’s technology and data division. In his new post, Otto is responsible for implementing a global integrated marketing strategy to amplify Riskified’s brand, strengthen its category leadership and accelerate demand for its products. “Jeff has the ideal blend of experience and expertise we need,” said Riskified CEO and co-founder Eido Gal.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
