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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.”
Tim Turpin, who led the venture capital and emerging technologies practices at Sparkpr during a more than 16-year run, has joined CodePR, a boutique shop focused on the VC arena.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery’s still-unnamed new sports joint venture has recruited SiriusXM SVP of communications Jessica Casano-Antonellis to head up its communications... State Street Corporation names Elizabeth Lynn EVP and global head of investor relations... Tailwind Nutrition, a sports nutrition specialist, hires Kristen Flemington as VP of marketing. 
Casey Hernandez, who rose to the senior VP for global corporate communications post at Herbalife, has joined Seven Letter strategic communications shop in its DC office.
James Byrne, a former New York Police Department detective who led the executive communications team for commissioner Edward Caban, will join the Secret Service on May 20.
Signal Group promotes Julian Graham to director and Vinny Sheu to director of creative content... Bevel appoints Libbie Wilcox as director of its New York office and lead of its alternative asset practice... Feldman Strategies names Chloe Barr communications manager. She was at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.
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