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| Christian Bauman |
imre hires former H4B Chelsea president & CCO Christian Bauman as chief creative officer. Bauman has also held executive creative positions at Saatchi & Saatchi, CDM and LM&P. As a creative director, he has spearheaded campaigns and launch strategies for US and global clients including Pfizer, Sanofi, Novartis, Alcon and Astellas. Bauman is also the author of three novels, a former regular contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered, and a frequent teacher of workshops in creativity and creative writing. At imre, Bauman will play a key role in ensuring the firm’s position as a distinct choice for agency-of-record assignments in healthcare and work to drive its long-term vision for the future. “Christian has an incredible portfolio of work including campaigns for some of the biggest brand launches of the past 20 years,” said imre president Anna Kotis. “As we continue to add new AOR relationships within biopharma, Christian's experience will further support our transition and growth as a brand engagement healthcare agency."
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| Kalen Thornton, Melissa Friebe |
Pizza Hut is bringing on Kalen Thornton, who most recently served as VP of sports and entertainment marketing for PepsiCo North America, as global chief brand officer, effective June 10. It has also appointed Taco Bell chief brand strategy officer, Melissa Friebe chief marketing officer, US. (Taco Bell and Pizza Hut are both part of Yum! Brands.) Before coming to PepsiCo in 2021, Thornton was at Nike, where he served in posts including North America VP men’s brand management. In his new post, he will lead Pizza Hut's global brand strategy and oversee all aspects of marketing across 110 markets and territories. Friebe will lead all aspects of marketing for the brand's U.S. business. "With a strong record of building celebrated global brands, Kalen is the right leader to help us connect a new generation through the joy of pizza,” said Pizza Hut CEO Aaron Powell in a statement. “I'm confident that Kalen and Melissa will do great things in their new roles."
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| Aaron Lober |
CADDi, a manufacturing solutions provider, appoints Aaron Lober as VP of marketing. Most recently, Lober was head of marketing at incident management platform Blameless. Before that he was a senior product marketing manager at Procore, where he launched the company's first data and analytics product, Procore Analytics, in 2020. At CADDi, Lober will spearhead strategic marketing initiatives aimed at propelling the company's growth and advancing digital transformation in manufacturing. “Aaron's appointment underscores our commitment to assembling a top-tier team," said CADDi CEO and co-founder Yushiro Kato.
Renault Group brings on Paul Michon as corporate communications director, effective Sept. 1. He joins from Kering, the luxury goods marketer.
SKDK makes Loren Riegelhaupt, Michael Czin and Julie Andreeff Jensen agency partners... Coca-Cola Company promotes Gary McElyea to lead its pan-European Public Policy & Government Affairs agenda, and Sophia Chrysopoulou to serve as head of EU public affairs... Rithum, a commerce solutions provider, appoints Kim Miller as CMO and head of global strategy. 
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Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
