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| Vanessa Sussman |
Eurasia Group, a political risk research and consulting firm, names Vanessa Sussman chief marketing and communications officer. Sussman most recently led private markets corporate communications at Nuveen. She was previously VP of marketing and communications at Morningstar and ran V dot Consulting, her own boutique communications firm specializing in media relations with a focus on exchange-traded funds. In her new role, Sussman will lead marketing and internal and external communications for Eurasia Group and its subsidiary GZERO Media. She will also work to engage and deepen the partnerships with the chief communications and marketing officers of Eurasia Group's largest clients. "Vanessa brings a dynamism and fresh perspective to the team, along with her many years of experience and deep interest in geopolitics," said Eurasia Group CEO Maziar Minovi.
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| Heather Zeller |
Veros Real Estate Solutions, which provides enterprise risk management and property valuation services, hires Heather Zeller as VP of marketing. Zeller joins the company from Clear Capital, where she was product marketing director. She has also held senior marketing posts at Renew Financial and Liberty Reverse Mortgage. In her new role, Zeller will lead the Veros’ marketing and communications teams to position it, as well as its sister company Valligent, as thought leaders and go-to resources for property valuations, risk management solutions, and housing industry data and forecasts. “With her impressive experience and professional expertise in our industry, Heather will truly be an asset to the Veros and Valligent teams,” said Veros CEO Darius Bozorgi.
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| Zena Srivatsa Arnold |
Sephora U.S. appoints former PepsiCo senior VP, carbonated soft drinks Zena Srivatsa Arnold as chief marketing officer, effective early this summer. Srivatsa Arnold replaces former CMO Deborah Yeh, who transitioned solely to global chief purpose officer in January after holding both roles for just over a year. Before joining PepsiCo, Srivatsa Arnold was chief digital and marketing officer at Kimberly-Clark and global head of growth for Google’s ChromeOS division.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
