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| Sofiya Cabalquinto |
The Rhode Island School of Design names Sofiya Cabalquinto, currently the chief communications officer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, as chief marketing and communications officer, effective July 15. Before coming to Harvard, Cabalquinto served as AVP of communications and marketing at Emerson College and senior director of communications at Wellesley College. “I was impressed by the depth and relevance of Sofiya’s experience and her passion for both our mission and our commitment to making RISD more accessible,” said RISD president Crystal Williams. “She has helped prestigious higher education institutions strengthen their reputation, connect with important audiences, amplify the voices and work of their community members and navigate complex situations.”
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| Christine Royston |
Wrike, an intelligent work management platform, appoints Christine Royston as CMO. Royston joins Wrike from online learning and teaching marketplace Udemy, where she served as VP and global head of marketing for the company’s business organization. Before that, she was VP and head of marketing at URL shortening service and link management platform Bitly. “Christine has an extensive background and proven track record in leading global marketing strategies that transform and scale organizations. I am confident she will be a great strategic partner, advocate for our customers, and a fantastic mentor for Wrikers across the marketing team and beyond,” said Wrike CEO Thomas Scott.
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| (L-R) Amy Lawrence, Kirsty Langan |
GingerMay, a London-based agency focused on integrated B2B tech PR and communications, promotes Amy Lawrence to deputy managing director and Kirsty Langan to practice head: emerging technologies. Both have been with the agency for a decade. Lawrence has most recently served as head of PR. In her new role, she will be tasked with managing business performance and continued client success, while also implementing frameworks to allow the team’s talent to thrive. Langan, who was previously head of client services, will focus on business growth within emerging tech sectors, including cleantech and AI, as well as excellence in client delivery.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
