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| Katie Gardner |
Stratacomm LLC hires Katie Gardner as VP of events. Gardner joins the agency from The Hill/Nexstar Media, where she served as director of events, overseeing editorial and brand engagement events planning for a team that executed more than 70 live and virtual events annually, managed production operations and analyzed key event metrics to maximize client and attendee engagement. She was previously director of events at Foreign Policy magazine. In her new post, Gardner will lead Stratacomm’s event planning and execution team and expand the agency’s offerings for both federal government and private sector clients. “Her years of experience will be instrumental in turbocharging Stratacomm’s already strong events capabilities,” said Stratacomm managing partner Bill Buff.
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| Teri Daley |
H&R Block hires Teri Daley as VP of corporate communications. Daley was most recently director of corporate communications at F5, a multi-cloud application services and security company. She has also held executive PR and comms positions at Huawei Consumer Business Group, HTC, Microsoft and Samsung Mobile. At H&R Block, Daley will lead internal, external, and reputation communications. “Her experience working with global technology and consumer brands strengthens our ability to communicate how the innovations we bring to market will benefit our customers,” said H&R Block chief marketing and experience officer Jill Cress.
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| Ashley Hart |
Coalfire, a cybersecurity services and solutions company, appoints Ashley Hart as CMO. Hart was most recently founder and CMO at Ashley Hart Marketing, working with tech, entertainment and fashion clients. She previously held leadership roles at companies including Oracle, Microsoft and Incor. In her new role, she will lead Coalfire's brand management, communications, and marketing efforts. “Ashley brings with her a track record of driving results and leading cross-functional teams in the technology and services sector, from scale-up to global enterprises,” said Coalfire CEO Tom McAndrew.
Emma Vaughn, who most recently was deputy communications director at the Republican National Committee, has joined BGR Public Relations as a VP.
Johnson Controls appoints IBM's Chris Bontempo as VP and CMO... Team One, Publicis Groupe’s media, digital and communications arm, names Rosabel Murai as chief media officer... Trilliad brings on former Merkle global CMO Erin Hutchinson as its CMO... MINT, an enterprise software solution for advertising resource management, appoints Federico Salvitti as VP of growth.
Veteran political journalist Chris Cillizza has joined Dentons Global Advisors ahead of the Fall elections.
CG Life, which works with companies in the therapeutics, medical devices and diagnostics sectors, hires Jon Sawyer as chief operations officer... Kiterocket brings on Jessica Fishman as director of its renewable energy practice... 20Two Studio promotes Alexa Salcido to VP... Dwyer Workforce Development hires Karen Evander as director of communications.
BCW and Hill & Knowlton, which will merge as of July 1 to form Burson, have named Chad Latz, Grant Toups and Chris Kief to leadership positions... LIV Golf brings on former PepsiCo SVP media, sports & entertainment Adam Harter as CMO... GuidePoint Security, a cybersecurity solutions company, hires Rachel Haag as CMO.
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