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| Courtney Johnson |
The Alpine Group names agency principal Courtney Johnson to succeed James “Jay” Hawkins as leader of its healthcare policy practice. Over the past decade, Johnson has spearheaded and executed numerous advocacy campaigns on major healthcare legislation and assisted in the creation of policies to streamline approval pathways for medical technologies, ensuring patients have access to opioid-reversal medications and medication-assisted therapy, supporting the medical countermeasure enterprise, ensuring patients have access to the most appropriate medical care, and more. Hawkins joined Alpine Group in 2004 after serving as health policy advisor to Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-VT) on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Prior to that role, he was senior legislative assistant to Rep. Terry Bruce (D-IL) and Legislative Assistant to Rep. Jim Bates (D-CA). “For two decades, Jay has worked tirelessly for our team and clients, consistently achieving success, and making all of us better at our jobs,” said Alpine Group CEO and managing principal Les Spivey. Spivey also noted that “Courtney’s time at Alpine has been marked by steadfast determination on behalf of our clients and colleagues, in-depth knowledge of the healthcare system’s complexities, and a critical understanding of the inner workings of Capitol Hill.”
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| Jacolyn Gleason |
SolComms brings on 5WPR SVP Jacolyn Gleason as head of client services, a newly created role. Gleason worked in 5W’s consumer healthcare division, handling such key initiatives as capitalizing on emerging industries, developing the agency’s cannabis and CBD group, and leading sexual wellness clients. At SolComms, she will oversee several of SolComms’ 35 accounts, provide high-level client services, and serve as the agency's primary representative in building and maintaining relationships with its companies, new clients and media partners. Reporting directly to the agency CEO and founder, Bruno Solari, Gleason will play an instrumental role in driving the company’s growth trajectory. SolComms has also promoted Isabella Morreal and Kylee Kaetzel to senior directors of its healthcare and consumer groups.
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| Lisa Simon |
Holland & Hart, a Denver-based law firm, hires Lisa Simon as chief marketing and business development officer. A former president of the Legal Marketing Association, Simon joins the firm from Phoenix-based Lewis Roca, where she was also chief marketing and business development officer. At Holland & Hart, she will lead the firm’s client services group, which includes business development, marketing, communications, events, and creative and video services. The firm has also brought on Joseph Woods as CFO. “Lisa and Joe’s decades of experience at world-class law firms will help enhance our ability to meet our strategic priorities and grow the firm in alignment with our clients’ needs," said Holland & Hart chair Chris Balch.
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
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. 
