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| Catherine Koppel |
The Ehrhardt Group promotes Catherine Koppel to VP of media and strategy. Koppel has been a senior counselor at the firm since 2021, advising clients and team members on interfacing with the news media and building brand reputation. Before that, she was a senior producer at Thomson Reuters. In her new role, she joins the firm’s leadership team with a focus on broadening client relationships and guiding its professionals in strategic media relations and storytelling. “Since joining TEG, Catherine has been an invaluable source of knowledge and support for our entire team,” said agency president Marc Ehrhardt.
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| Lori Abou Habib |
The Joint Corp., the nation's largest provider of chiropractic care, hires Lori Abou Habib as CMO. Abou Habib was previously CMO and senior vice president at SONIC Drive-In, part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants, where she oversaw national marketing, media, digital strategy, marketing technology and product innovation. At The Joint Corp., she is tasked with leading marketing and strategic planning to advance enterprise initiatives and grow performance of clinics, franchise prospects and consumer awareness. "Lori's high energy, strategic and solutions-oriented marketing experience, as well as her desire for continuous improvement and results are aligned with our values and our mission," said The Joint Corp. president and CEO Peter D. Holt.
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| Carlita Salazar |
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonprofit organization that works to promote equal justice in such areas as voting rights, criminal justice, fair housing and community development, names Carlita Salazar as its first VP of communications. Salazar was most recently deputy chief communications officer at the Innocence Project, and she was previously publications editor at the National Resources Defense Council. In her new post, she will spearhead all external communications and lead the organization’s efforts to inform the public about the organization’s work and to shape public discourse and narratives about civil rights and racial justice.
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
Ballard Partners has hired Bernice Glenn Kissinger, who has focused on military and national security issues across the Indo-Pacific region, as partner and head of its new Honolulu office.
PAN appoints Zareen Fidlon as head of AI innovation, expanding her current role as SVP of integrated marketing... Alison Brod Marketing & Communications hires Ariel Moses as an SVP on its lifestyle team... Stratacomm names Kara Frank SVP and has appointed her to the firm’s executive leadership team... Nickerson promotes Alyssa Jewell to associate director, PR & communications, and Olivia Leese to associate director, design & brand.
FGS Global partner Jason Miner has joined TLG strategic communications and stakeholder engagement shop as a managing partner.
