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| Ryan Eichler |
The National Corvette Museum brings on FleishmanHillard senior VP Ryan Eichler as director of marketing and communications, effective May 22. At FH, Eichler oversaw public relations for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Novo Nordisk accounts. He previously was at Weber Shandwick, where he directed earned media and integrated marketing communications efforts for clients including Verizon, Anheuser-Busch, Unilever and General Motors and oversaw the agency’s motorsports practice, managing a team focused on NASCAR, IndyCar and F1 activation.
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| Jean English |
Juniper Networks, which specializes in secure, AI-driven networks, names Jean English as senior VP and CMO. English was most recently CMO at asset intelligence platform Armis Security. She has also held the CMO spot at NetApp, Palo Alto Networks and IBM Asia Pacific, racking up a strong track record of building holistic data-driven marketing strategies to scale enterprise growth and transform AI and cloud companies. “Jean is an exceptional marketing leader with a proven track record of delivering business results. She is a great addition to our team and will help further strengthen our position,” said Juniper Networks EVP and COO Manoj Leelanivas.
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Viant Technology, an advertising tech company, names Ben Avenia-Tapper as VP of investor relations. Avenia-Tapper was most recently head of investor relations at Funko, a company that manufactures licensed and limited pop culture collectibles. He previously held leadership roles at Synopsys and Symantec, and was a senior financial analyst for Amazon. In his new role, Avenia-Tapper is responsible for leading Viant’s investor relations strategy as well as overseeing Viant’s relationships with its shareholders and the financial community. “Ben’s expertise in investor relations and experience maintaining effective and consistent communications with the financial community will be instrumental as Viant continues to grow its investor and industry relationships,” said Viant CFO Larry Madden.
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. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
McArn Bennett, who has more than 15 years of financial services, government affairs and strategic communications experience, has joined Corgi Insurance as head of public policy and corporate affairs.
