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| Melinda Marchesi |
Prosper Marketplace, a peer-to-peer lending platform, hires Melinda Marchesi, who has held several senior marketing posts at JPMorgan Chase, as CMO. Marchesi most recently served as chief operating officer at Momentum Financial Services Group. At JPMorgan Chase she was CMO for both the auto finance and home lending businesses. Before that, Marchesi was global digital marketing director at Towers Watson. “Melinda’s modern marketing mindset, her proven ability to build brands, and her experience developing winning omni-channel marketing strategies will be invaluable benefits as Prosper continues to scale existing offerings and looks for new opportunities to support investors and borrowers on their financial journey,” said Prosper Marketplace CEO Davd Kimball.
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| Chris Guenza |
Chase Global, a strategic communications and crisis management firm, hires Chris Guenza as a partner, based in Oakland, CA. Guenza joins the firm from Brunswick Group, where he was an account director in the San Francisco office. He previously worked at Keadjian and Dolphin Group, and has advised clients on issues including crisis management, financial communications, community relations, and corporate reputation management. “His energy, experience and expertise will be invaluable as we continue to expand our global presence,” said Chase Global founder and CEO Brad Chase.
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| Dana McPherson |
Howard University names Dana McPherson assistant vice president in the Office of University Communications, effective June 20. McPherson joins Howard from the University of Florida, where she is currently executive director of marketing and brand management for the Office of Strategic Communications and Marketing. “Her extensive experience in marketing and communications, particularly in the higher education sector, will be invaluable as we continue to enhance our brand and share the incredible achievements of our institution with the world,” said Howard vice president & chief communications officer Frank Tramble.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
