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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.
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