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| Melody Lee |
Mercedes-Benz USA brings on former Cadillac director, brand marketing Melody Lee as CMO, effective July 1. Lee was most recently senior VP of global brand & product marketing at design company MillerKnoll. She has served as global COO for design communications agency Camron and VP for brand development at beauty brand Shiseido. While at Cadillac, she also served global brand director of BOOK by Cadillac, a luxury vehicle subscription service. Lee succeeds previous CMO Drew Slaven, who retired from MBUSA earlier this year.
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| Hillary Navarro |
Verra, a nonprofit organization that sets standards for climate action and sustainable development, appoints Hillary Navarro, who has designed and led communications initiatives at the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as its chief communication officer. Navarro was most recently vice president of member experience at the La Plata Electric Association, a Colorado-based electric distribution cooperative with more than 33,000 members. In her new role, Hillary will oversee the new communications department at Verra. “With her impressive track record and long-standing experience in leading the development and implementation of impactful communications strategies, Hillary will be an integral part of advancing Verra’s work,” said Verra president Judith Simon.
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| Megan Martin |
Riviera Partners, a search firm that specializes in executive leadership placements in technology, product and design talent, appoints Megan Martin as VP of marketing. Martin joins the firm from Accenture, where she most recently served as executive VP of marketing at Mortgage Cadence, an Accenture company specializing in mortgage technology solutions. In her new post, she will oversee Riviera’s global marketing strategy and the implementation of its marketing programs. "Megan is an accomplished marketing executive with a track record of driving revenue growth and market share. Her leadership, innovation, and strategic prowess will help continue to grow our business and build our brand awareness globally,” said Riviera Partners CEO Will Hunsinger.
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
Christina Hoggatt, who has directed strategic communications for the U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force, joins HawkEye360, a provider of domain awareness and early-warning indicators to the U.S. Government and allied partners, as SVP, global communications.
