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| Dave McMullen |
Media Frenzy Global brings on Dave McMullen as president. McMullen founded The Jectory, a consulting agency that works with agencies and creative firms. He has also worked with a range of global and national clients including Slack, Hootsuite, Deloitte and MARS, and was chief operating officer at Luckie. “Dave’s experience with large brands and knowledge of high-level marketing brings the company a skillset that complements my own,” said Media Frency CEO and founder Sarah Tourville. “His ability to sharpen our Frenzy methodology is the major kick needed in our content-overloaded world.”
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| Tana Davila |
Dutch Bros, which operates more than 700 drive-through beverage outlets across 14 states, hires Tana Davila as CMO. Davila was most recently CMO at CKE Restaurant Holdings, which includes the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito and Red Burrito brands. She previously held the CMO spot at P.F. Chang’s. In her new position, Davila will oversee brand and product marketing, creative and the Dutch Bros rewards program. “Tana is an accomplished marketer and has proven talent for elevating the efforts of exciting, established brands,” said Dutch Bros president Christine Barone. “Her strategic skills and ability to create customer connections will be key as we continue toward our target of 4,000 shops in the next 10-15 years.”
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| Kristi Brown |
EPIC iO, an AIoT (Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things) company, names Kristi Brown as CMO. Brown was most recently VP of marketing at Built Technologies, a construction and real estate finance platform. She has also held senior marketing positions at Vonage and XO Communications. At EPIC iO, Brown will lead a cross-functional team to drive overall marketing strategy and go-to-market campaigns as well as new product and market launches. "Kristi's impressive track record of strategic marketing success comes at a pivotal time when our solutions are experiencing unprecedented demand across multiple verticals," said EPIC iO chief executive officer Ken Mills.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
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.
