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| Munesh Khanna |
Brunswick Group names Munesh Khanna as a partner in its Mumbai office, effective July 1. Khanna joins Brunswick from Backbay Advisors, a financial advisory firm he co-founded in 2017. Before that, he led the India operations of both NM Rothschild & Sons and DSP Merrill Lynch, as well as the corporate finance & business restructuring team at PwC. Brunswick’s Mumbai office will also bring on Vikram Limaye as a senior advisor on June 1. Limaye was managing director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited for five years until July 2022. He was previously managing director and CEO of IDFC Limited, a diversified, publicly listed financial services conglomerate, and spent eight years on Wall Street at Credit Suisse First Boston. “India presents significant opportunity for Brunswick; Munesh and Vikram bring exceptional experience and networks to help capture that opportunity,” said Brunswick CEO Neal Wolin.”
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| Grace Hitchen Hilsley |
Xhibition PR promotes Grace Hitchen Hilsley to VP, based in London. Hilsley has been with the agency since 2018, most recently serving as a director. In addition to leading global communications in the London office, Hilsley has spearheaded the launch of collections and collaborations by Belgian design brand Serax and worked to retain top-tier press for hospitality clients across the Xhibition portfolio. “Grace Hitchen Hilsley brings the highest level of expertise, creativity, and professionalism to Xhibition and the PR industry at large," says company co-founder and partner Ross Belfer.
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| Kacy Cole |
Holland America Line promotes Kacy Cole to CMO. Cole has been with the company since 2021, and was previously VP, marketing and e-commerce. Prior to joining Holland America Line, she was senior VP vice president of marketing at digital creator platform LTK and has held integrated marketing, e-commerce and digital marketing posts at companies including T-Mobile, butter London and Tommy Bahama. “Kacy and her team have done an amazing job to catapult our marketing and e-commerce efforts, always leading with a guest-centric, digital-first and data-driven approach,” said Holland America Line chief commercial officer Beth Bodensteiner, Holland America Line’s chief commercial officer.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
