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| Jeannie Weaver |
Boldyn Networks, a telecommunications company, names Jeannie Weaver CMO for its US operation. Weaver joins the company from AT&T, where she most recently led the retail marketing team and creative design. She also held positions working sales and marketing at Cricket Wireless and Clearwire. In her new position, Weaver is charged with leading all marketing and communication efforts for Boldyn. “Jeannie brings to Boldyn a wealth of knowledge in branding, storytelling and customer-focused marketing in the wireless industry,” said Boldyn Networks US CEO Christos Karmis.
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| Naresh Tanna |
Precision BioSciences, an advanced gene editing company, promotes Naresh Tanna to VP of investor relations. Tanna has served as chief of staff to Precision CEO Michael Amoroso since January 2022. Before that, he held senior marketing positions at Amgen, AbbVie, Celgene and Eli Lilly and Company. Tanna assumes leadership of Prevision’s investor relations function and is tasked with enhancing and expanding the program and its communications with shareholders. He succeeds Mei Burris, who was promoted to senior director of finance and corporate controller in September 2023. “Naresh has had a unique vantage point to Precision’s management team and board of directors with a key role in executing our day-to-day operations and strategy,” said Amoroso.
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| Joanne Savage |
Fresco, a smart kitchen platform for appliance brands, hires Joanne Savage as CMO. Savage was most recently EMEA marketing director for Fitbit, which was acquired by Google in 2021. She has also served as global director of brand identity at Nokia and senior global innovation manager at Unilever. At Fresco, Savage will oversee the company’s marketing operations with a focus on elevating Fresco’s story for appliance brands and home cooks globally. “Promoting Fresco’s mission and the smart cooking experiences that brands on our KitchenOS platform are delivering will ultimately elevate the overall category and draw more people into the smart kitchen,” said Fresco co-founder and CEO Ben Harris. “Joanne’s impressive skill set and passion for cooking make her the perfect person for this leadership role.”
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
The Dallas Mavericks bring on Gina Miller as chief communications officer, a newly created role. She was previously with Major League Soccer team FC Dallas... Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that advances arts advocacy, names Jamey Lundblad as CMO... Ambac Financial Group, an insurance holding company, names Karen Beyer managing director, head of investor relations.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
