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| Jane Geraghty |
WPP appoints Jane Geraghty as chief client officer, effective in January. Geraghty is currently CEO of Landor & Fitch, WPP’s specialist brand and design consultancy, where she will remain a board member as executive chairman. She has also also served as Landor’s president, EMEA and managing director, and before that she was managing director at Naked Communications and content development director at iTV. She succeeds Lindsay Pattison, who will now be WPP chief people officer. Based in New York, Geraghty will be responsible for leading WPP’s key client relationships and overseeing the company’s global client leaders. “As an established member of our executive committee, she comes to this role with an in-depth knowledge of our clients, our agencies and our people,” said WPP CEO Mark Read. Former Landor managing director Christian Schroeder is rejoining the agency as global president, reporting to Geraghty.
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| Chris Peddy |
Ghost Tequila, a 100% agave small batch premium spiced tequila, hires Chris Peddy as CMO. Peddy was most recently CMO at Mast-Jägermeister. He previously ran his own brand consulting firm, Vagabond Brand Consulting, and was VP global brands and marketing at Beam Global Spirits. In his new role, Chris will be responsible for overseeing all marketing initiatives nationally and internationally for the brand. "Chris is an outstanding storyteller and brand builder, the best I've seen in all my years across all beverage categories," said Ghost Tequila CEO Jeff Popkin.
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| Caitlin Stibitz |
Securityplus Federal Credit Union in Baltimore names Caitlin Stibitz as SVP of corporate communications & media. Stibitz was most recently VP of marketing strategy, branding and communications at First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union. Before that, she was manager, public relations & communications at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. In her new role, Stibitz will oversee and drive the strategic direction of corporate communications, public relations, media and reputation management efforts. “With Caitlin at the helm of corporate communications and media, we are now in position to advance our communications strategies, media presence and brand recognition through strategic purpose-driven story-telling." Said Securityplus CEO Tricia Szurgot.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
