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| Ed Dandridge |
Ed Dandridge, who served as chief marketing & communications officer of general insurance at AIG from 2018-2020, is returning to the organization as executive VP and chief marketing & communications officer, effective October 16.
Dandridge rejoins AIG from ScaleWith, an environmental- and social impact-focused tech company, where he served as president. Before that, he was senior VP and CCO at Boeing. He has also held senior posts at companies including Nielsen, ABC and the National Association of Investment Companies.
In his new post, Dandridge will lead the global teams that shape AIG's corporate reputation including brand, marketing, and external and internal Communications. He will also collaborate with AIG’s investor relations, government relations and corporate social responsibility teams and work to advance AIG’s global brand in the marketplace.
“Ed has a proven track record of partnering with the business to best position us to add meaningful value to our customers and distribution partners, along with other stakeholders,” said AIG chairman and CEO Peter Zaffino.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
