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| Stacy Skelly |
The Beer Institute, the oldest national trade organization representing the beer industry, hires former The Reis Group SVP Stacy Skelly as VP of strategic communications. Before joining The Reis Group in 2021, Skelly was VP, corporate affairs at Pearson. She also ran her own firm, Skelly Communications, which specialized in education and healthcare clients. “Stacy’s impressive background in public affairs, from mounting national public relations campaigns to countless interactions with media, will be a boon to the association, our members and the wellbeing of America’s favorite alcohol beverage,” said The Beer Institute president and CEO Brian Crawford.
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| Radhika Duggal |
Major League Soccer names Radhika Duggal as SVP and CMO for MLS and Soccer United Marketing. Duggal comes to MLS from fintech and ecommerce company Super.com, where she served as CMO. She previously held senior marketing posts at Chase, CommonBond.co and Pfizer. In her new role, Duggal will serve on the senior executive team at the League Office, lead the creation of MLS’ marketing strategy and programs, and drive the continued growth of the League’s global fanbase. “Radhika is a thoughtful, innovative, and forward-thinking executive with experience building best-in-class marketing organizations in diverse industries,” said MLS EVP Camilo Durana.
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| Michael Innocetin |
Omni Hotels & Resorts brings on Michael Innocentin as CMO. Before coming to Omni, Innocentin was SVP, commercial projects at Fairmont Hotels. He has also held various leadership positions at Accor (which took over the Fairmont chain in 2016), including SVP of marketing, North America; and VP, e-commerce & digital, North America. At Omni, Innocentin will oversee the planning, development and execution of all brand marketing initiatives, including advertising, public relations, social media, the website, and digital campaigns. He will also direct Omni’s customer engagement and Select Guest Loyalty programs. “With his extensive background in hospitality sales and marketing, he brings a wealth of experience and amazing ideas that I know will help us elevate our marketing to a new level,” said Omni chief commercial officer Jeff Doane. “I'm particularly excited about his enthusiasm for creating unique, data driven campaigns that will truly reflect our brand’s personality and drive revenue growth.”
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