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| Robert LaFleur |
Dollar Tree, which operates more than 16,000 stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces, hires Robert LaFleur as senior VP, investor relations. LaFleur most recently served as VP and head of investor relations at Chewy, an online retailer of pet food and other pet-related items. He previously held the same post at Hilton Grand Vacations. He succeeds Randy Guiler, who had been with the company since 2014. “Bob brings deep industry knowledge, a proven track record and decades of relevant experience to the Dollar Tree team,” said Dollar Tree CFO Jeff Davis.
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| Chris Kozup |
Darktrace, a cybersecurity specialist, brings on Chris Kozup as CMO, effective June 6. Kozup most recently headed up global marketing strategy and execution at network security company Zscaler. He has also led marketing initiatives and teams for such enterprise technology companies as Cisco, Hewlett Packard’s Aruba Networking, and Nutanix. His experience encompasses product marketing, demand generation, digital marketing, cloud marketplaces and brand strategy. “Chris is an accomplished leader with proven experience leading high-performing marketing teams at fast-growing enterprise technology companies,” said Darktrace CEO Poppy Gustafsson.
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| Gayle Nixon |
COMPLY, which provides compliance software, consulting and education resources for the financial services sector, names Gayle Nixon as CMO. Nixon joins the company from legal tech firm Litera, where she served as senior VP of marketing. She previously held senior marketing and demand generation positions at companies including SS&C Intralinks, Rocket Software, Intralinks and Trillium Software. “She will be integral in creating value-based marketing approaches that demonstrate Comply's ability to solve complex compliance concerns across a range of financial firms,” said CEO Amy Kadomatsu.
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.
