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| Connie Ludwin |
Rosica Communications, which specializes in the nonprofit, education and healthcare sectors, hires Connie Ludwin as senior VP. Ludwin joins the agency from Taft Communications, where she was VP of account operations. She led Taft’s social impact practice, providing strategy and thought leadership to mission-driven clients. Ludwin previously worked for more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, including as CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs in New Jersey. “Her deep operations and account leadership experience – in combination with her incredible network and knowledge of the nonprofit sector – will be key as we continue to deliver best-in-class counsel to our client-partners,” said Rosica president Chris Rosica.
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| Megan Brown |
Munson Healthcare names Megan Brown, who was deputy press secretary to former Michigan governor (now U.S. Secretary of Energy) Jennifer Granholm, as chief marketing and communications officer. Brown most recently served as executive director of corporate communications at Consumers Energy. "Megan led teams with best-in-class employee engagement and was responsible for the company's brand communications strategy to 6.8 million customers across Michigan," said Ed Ness, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare, an eight-hospital system. "We feel fortunate to have someone of her diverse background and close ties to the community join our leadership team."
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| Miguel Zablah |
Leste Group, a global alternative investment manager, appoints Miguel Zablah as director and head of investor relations. Zablah was most recently VP of investor relations at I Squared Capital. Before that, he was head of investor services at H.I.G. Capital and he has also held positions at J.P. Morgan across multiple offices including New York, Boston and Australia, specializing in alternative investments. At Leste, he will be responsible for managing investor communications globally across Leste’s private equity, real estate credit and special situations strategies. “Miguel’s strong industry knowledge and experience working with institutional investors globally within the private equity and real estate sectors will prove invaluable as we continue to expand the firm in the U.S. market, as well as enhance our commitment to environmental, social and governance principles,” said Leste Group managing partner Stephan de Sabrit.
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
