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| Leigh Lindsey |
McNeely Brockman Public Relations brings on Leigh Lindsey as a partner in the firm. Lindsey was previously at MP&F Strategic Communications for 16 years, most recently serving as senior VP, working with clients in sectors including hospitality, spirits, tourism, education, transportation, automotive, manufacturing and commercial real estate. (MBPR was spun off from MP&F in 2018.) Lindsey recently served as president of the Public Relations Society of America Nashville chapter and is a member of the board of directors for PRSA Southeast. “Leigh is very well known in the Nashville and public relations communities, and she brings a new, fresh creative approach to MBPR,” said MBPR partner Kelly Brockman.
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| Sherice Torres |
ChargePoint, a provider of networked hardware and software solutions for charging electric vehicles, hires Sherice Torres as CMO. Torres most recently served as Chief Marketing Officer at Circle, a global financial technology firm. Her previous positions included CMO at Novi, Meta’s financial services division; global marketing director and global inclusion director at Google; and a range of executive marketing roles at Nickelodeon. “Sherice joins ChargePoint to scale our global marketing efforts, fostering customer transitions into the EV era via dynamic communication and subject matter education,” said ChargePoint CEO Pasquale Romano.
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| Elina Vilk |
Hootsuite, social media management outfit, names Elina Vilk CMO. Vilk comes to the company from eCommerce platform WooCommerce, where she also held the CMO position. Before that, she was head of global small business marketing at Meta and head of global marketing, enterprise at PayPal. Vilk will join the company’s executive leadership, which is 75 percent women, reporting to company CEO Irina Novoselsky. “As I looked for our next CMO, Elina stood out for her expertise in harnessing the power of social to glean insights into the needs, wants and pain points throughout the customer's journey,” said Novoselsky.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Madeleine Boyd SVP, global brand communications. Most recently, she served as global SVP, beauty & wellness at Together Group... Cohen & Steers, a global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, names Erik Schneberger as EVP, chief marketing officer... CooperVision, a contact lens company, brings on former Bayer VP Brenda Raphael as VO of marketing, Americas.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
