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| Cliff Gallant |
AXIS Capital appoints Cliff Gallant as head of investor relations and corporate development. Gallant was previously VP of investor relations and corporate development at Hippo Insurance, building its investor relations program. He was previously SVP of investor relations at National General Insurance prior to its sale to Allstate, where he then served as on the company’s corporate development team. At AXIS, Gallant will report to CFO Peter Vogt and serve as a member of the company’s global finance leadership team. “Cliff brings expansive insurance expertise, ranging from building and running investor relations programs at insurance carriers to serving as a sell-side research analyst at leading firms,” said Vogt.
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| Anthony Conversa |
Cinch Home Services, which provides home protection plans that help customers cover the cost when appliances and essential home systems break down, names Anthony Conversa as CMO. Conversa most recently served as SVP and chief growth officer at lawn care TruGreen. Before that, he was president, direct-to-consumer and CMO for Brinks Home Security. At Cinch, Conversa will oversee PR, creative services, digital, brand and reputation management, content and analytics. He also will develop insights for consumer and business-to-business marketing strategies. "Anthony brings extensive experience leading marketing strategies and driving growth in home services industries," said Cinch CEO Steve Upshaw.
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| Monica Kumar |
Extreme Networks, a cloud networking company, brings on longtime Oracle vet Monica Kumar as EVP and chief marketing officer. Kumar comes to the company from Hitachi Vantara, where she also served as CMO. Before that, she was SVP marketing at Nutanix. Over a 20-year career at Oracle, she held a range of positions including senior director, database marketing and VP, database and big data cloud marketing. In her new post, Kumar will lead Extreme’s global marketing organization, reporting to company president and CEO Ed Meyercord. “Monica is a perfect combination of a technical and business savvy marketing leader with a talent for driving impactful initiatives that boost customer acquisition and revenue growth,” said Meyercord.
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.
