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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.
Wendy Carhart, who rose to the chief communications, culture & purpose post at Real Chemistry, has moved to the Learning Care Group.
Jeff Reczek, who most recently served as director of CDC Washington at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is coming on board as a partner at bipartisan health care firm TDY @ FGS Global.
Narrative Strategies brings on Christina Cameron and Jessica Stallone as senior directors... CI&T, a global technology transformation specialist, appoints Sarah Painter as SVP, marketing for EMEA... Avenue Z promotes Annie Zeigler to associate director, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Accenture promotes Rachel Frey to CCO, a newly created role at the company... AMD, a multinational semiconductor company, recruits Salesforce president and CMO Ariel Kelman to serve as its SVP and CMO... L.C. Williams & Associates, which is celebrating 40 years in business, brings Maria Balice back to the firm as EVP to lead its corporate affairs work.
Elevate Communications appoints Scott Bernstein, who has led marketing for the World Wrestling Federation, Hard Rock Cafe and National Amusements, as partner and chief strategy officer... Matter Communications brings on Angela Bonnici as VP, growth and head of the agency’s Boston office... Crosby Marketing Communications promotes Kelsi Fink to associate VP, PR and Laura Flury to associate VP, digital marketing.
