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| Chris Bontempo |
Johnson Controls, which offers a portfolio of building technology and software geared toward constructing smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, appoints Chris Bontempo as VP and CMO. Bontempo joins the company after almost 20 years at IBM, where he was most recently CMO, IBM Americas. In his new position, he will be responsible for marketing strategies across Johnson Controls to drive demand generation and enhance brand equity, including market development, research and planning. "Chris' experience will greatly enable our global product management and commercial teams as we connect new and existing customers with innovative technologies and continue growing demand for our solutions across smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings," said Johnson Controls chairman and CEO George Oliver.
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| Rosabel Murai |
Team One, Publicis Groupe’s media, digital and communications agency names Rosabel Murai as chief media officer. Murai was most recently managing director of OMD USA. She has also held senior executive media strategy and sales posts at Canvas Worldwide, Twitter and Deutsch. In her new role, she will be responsible for deepening Team One’s integrated marketing approach and ensuring continued impact for the agency’s roster of clients. “She is a modern thinker who understands the next generation of consumers and is poised to guide our clients into the future," said Team One CEO Julie Michael.
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| Erin Hutchinson |
Trilliad, a growth services provider, brings on former Merkle global CMO Erin Hutchinson as its CMO. Hutchinson comes to Trilliad from Insights by Kantar, its market research unit, where she also served as CMO. At Trilliad, she will lead the company’s marketing strategy as they accelerate growth and solidify their position as a provider of comprehensive solutions and capabilities across sales, marketing and customer success. "Her track record of driving exponential growth and her deep understanding of tech-enabled services, along with her commitment to culture and building high performing teams make her the perfect fit to lead our marketing efforts," said Trilliad CEO Craig Dempster.
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| Federico Salvitti |
MINT, an enterprise software solution for advertising resource management, appoints Federico Salvitti as VP of growth, overseeing all marketing and sales initiatives for the company in the U.S. market. Salvitti comes to the company from venture development firm SevenTrainVentures, where he was CMO, operating partner. He was previously CMO at Webidoo, a company that develops technologies and services for business digital transformation. Based in New York, Salvitti will provide MINT’s product team with client insights, reporting to chief growth officer Salvatore Internullo. MINT CEO Lorenzo Larini cited Salvitti’s
Kelli Parsons, CEO of Hill & Knowlton, will take the helm of Avoq on February 1.
FGS Global has recruited Susan Ho, a veteran of Standard Chartered Bank and Brunswick Group, for the Asia chair position, a newly created post. 
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Jonathan Heppner, deputy communications director for New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, has joined SKDK as senior VP.
Clean Tomorrow, which promotes policies aimed at furthering the growth and innovation of clean energy, names Jordan Gallagher as chief operations officer... LaForce promotes Shauna Solum to EVP, a newly created, cross-agency role... Ubisoft, a gaming company, names Valentine Piedelievre-Eman as chief communications officer, effective Feb. 2.
