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| Jon Sawyer |
CG Life, which works with companies in the therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics, and research tools and services sectors, hires Jon Sawyer as chief operations officer. Sawyer was previously president and COO at closerlook inc., a digital marketing agency serving the pharmaceutical commercialization sector. After closerlook was acquired by Fishawack Health (now Avalere Health), he served as Fishawack’s COO for US Commercial. At CG Life, Sawyer will manage the agency’s operations as it partners with established and emerging organizations. “I know Jon well and have worked alongside him professionally for more than 20 years.,” said CG Life CEO David Ormesher, who was founder and CEO at closerlook. “His approachable, authentic and pragmatic leadership will add tremendous value to our team as we continue to grow with purpose.”
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| Jessica Fishman |
Kiterocket brings on Jessica Fishman as director of its renewable energy practice. Fishman was previously senior director of marketing and communications at sustainable energy company Powur, PBC. She has also held senior marketing and PR positions at AlsoEnergy, SolarEdge and Conergy. She began her career with the Israel Defense Forces, rising to the captain spot in the spokespersons unit. At Kiterocket, Fishman will work to advance the brands in Kiterocket’s renewable energy client portfolio. “Jessica brings deep technical knowledge and broad marketing experience in renewables to our team,” said Kiterocket CEO Amanda Foley. “Just as important as her professional track record is her personal dedication; she is an expert that truly walks the walk when it comes to her climate commitment."
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| Alexa Salcido |
20Two Studio promotes Alexa Salcido to VP. Salcido was previously a senior director at the firm. In her new position, Salcido’s duties include an increased focus on business development, ongoing evolution of client strategies and support of day-to-day agency management and team growth. “Alexa has been instrumental in growing The Studio, a founding team member steadfast in her commitment to taking us from a small start-up to a fast force of nine, coast to coast with over two dozen clients,” said 20Two Studio president Lauren Knudsen.
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| Karen Evander |
Dwyer Workforce Development, a national healthcare workforce development nonprofit, hires Karen Evander as director of communications. Evander comes to DWD from marketing and public relations firm C-360 Agency (formerly known as Clapp Communications, which was run by DWD CEO Barb Clapp). At DWD, she will lead efforts to enhance the organization’s visibility among prospective donors, partners and program participants, and work to effectively communicate its mission and successes to a national audience. DWD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides comprehensive support to individuals who lack opportunity and aspire to pursue a career in the healthcare industry.
Veteran tech writer and editor Meakin Armstrong is coming on board at San Francisco's Bospar, building upon the agency's proprietary generative engine optimization platform Audit*E.
WPP Production hires John Paulson as managing director, New York. Paulson previously served as global president of Deluxe Entertainment... CORE IR, which provides investor relations, public relations and digital communications for healthcare companies, brings on Bruce Voss as managing director, investor relations... Carve Communications appoints Julie Stern as VP. Stern was most recently EVP at Brillant PR & Marketing... Seismic, which provides AI-powered enablement options for revenue teams, names Rob Pinkerton as CMO. Pinkerton joins the company from Oracle.
Mike Doyle, who did a five-year stint as CEO of Ketchum, has joined Brunswick Group in New York as a partner.
Mission North names Danny Maiello as the agency’s first chief corporate affairs officer. He's a veteran of Highwire, Dentsu, BCW Global, PwC, FleishmanHillard and CNN... DCI brings on Dan Savickas as a director on its strategic alliances team... Reputation Advisors International adds Sharon Koh, founder of Singapore-based boutique advisory firm The Brand Imprint, as its newest member.
The National Association of Corporate Directors has named Brunswick Group veteran Mohamed Younis senior VP of content.
