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| Geoffrey Sidari |
Prosek Partners names Geoffrey Sidari as group director of data and analytics. Sidari comes to Prosek from WE Communications where he served as EVP of insights and analytics. Before joining WE, he led Airadis, a global analytics practice where he oversaw brand and communications analysis for such brands as BestBuy, Microsoft and T-Mobile. At Prosek, Sidari will spearhead the agency’s global data analytics practice, focused on delivering data-driven insights using a robust communications and marketing analytic tool stack, including a range of AI technologies. “His extensive experience and unique understanding of data analytics will prove invaluable as we continue to drive value for our clients,” said Prosek managing partner Jen Prosek.
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Cogent Strategies, which specializes in government relations, communications and digital & research, is bringing on Taylor McCarty Hoover and Katie Sansone as VPs. Hoover has been communications director of the House Agriculture Committee since 2021 and she previously directed communications for Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA). She will be a part of Cogent’s government relations team in addition to serving public and digital communications clients. Sansone was most recently at S&P Global, where she was associate director of digital media and public policy. Prior to that, she was communications director for both former Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX) and Rep. John Curtis (R-UT). Her skills include risk analysis, social media management and advertising. “Taylor and Katie are gifted communicators who have great experience crafting and delivering policy messages inside the Beltway, to important markets across the country, and to key national news outlets,” said Cogent CEO Kimberley Fritts.
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| Phil Walsh |
Turing, an AI-powered tech services company, appoints Phil Walsh as CMO. Walsh comes to Turing from AKASA, a company that develops AI for healthcare operations, where he also held the CMO spot. He was previously global head of field marketing for Cognizant. In his new post, Walsh will manage and oversee Turing's marketing organization, including brand, product marketing, communications and marketing operations. “Phil’s background in growing global tech services companies and his specific expertise in marketing AI-centric solutions that solve complex business challenges, make him the ideal fit for Turing,” said Turing CEO and co-founder Jonathan Siddharth.
HUNTER promotes Gigi García Russo to president and Michael Lamp to chief digital & transformation officer.... Cars.com Inc. a car-shopping marketplace, names Sarah Kettler CMO, effective June 15...The Trade Desk, an advertising tech company, appoints Sarah Gavin as CMO and EVP.
Brittany Sullivan, who held the senior VP-executive director of marketing post at Golin, has moved to Burson.
Codeword brings on Melody Brue and Jess Graham as part of a push to bolster its capabilities in market intelligence and commercial strategy... Havas Edge, which specializes in data-driven media, creative and customer acquisition strategies, for health, tech, consumer, retail and financial brands, promotes Pam Caputo to EVP, health media... Rezolve Ai, the London-based developer of Brain Suite, an enterprise AI platform purpose-built for agentic commerce, appoints Michele Fisher as CMO.
Jamie Dowd, who was most recently president of the health practice in the Americas at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at Allison Worldwide as global president, health + wellness, effective June 22.
Burson is bringing on Hanover managing director, Middle East Jonty Summers as head of corporate affairs in Dubai at the end of June... Ridgepost Capital, which had over $45 billion in assets under management as of March 31, names Brian McKenna VP, investor relations, effective June 15... The Center for AI Safety appoints Rochelle Nadhiri as head of public engagement. 
