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| (L-R) Courtney Gray Haupt, Jen Hauser |
Edelman names Courtney Gray Haupt and Jen Hauser global co-chairs of its health sector. Kristy Graham, now CEO of Edelman U.S, was previously the agency’s global chair of health. Gray Haupt has been with Edelman for fourteen years, most recently as chair of U.S. health (a role she will retain) and as global health COO. Hauser has been with Edelman for nineteen years, most recently as global client leader to key health clients, a role she will retain. As global co-chairs, Gray Haupt and Hauser will lead and evolve the firm’s largest sector, its work and its teams while continuing to provide strategic communications advisory to many of Edelman’s top clients. They will join the community of global practice & sector leaders currently led by Alex Thompson, chair, global practices & sectors. “Courtney and Jen are incredible collaborators and expert practitioners,” said Thompson. “They bring deep industry knowledge, a fierce drive to innovate, and the spirit of leadership we and our clients need to build trust between people, businesses and society.”
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| Chris Palmer |
BGB Group, a New York-based healthcare marketing company with offices in Washington DC, Boston and London, names Chris Palmer chief creative officer. Palmer comes to BGB from Havas Life, where he was chief creative officer & chief experience officer. He previously held several positions at CDM, including CEO, as well as chief creative officer and president at CDM New York. In his new position, Palmer will work to redefine the creative offering and creative integration at BGB. “He has not only created, launched, and led some of the biggest brands in industry history, he has a passion for developing talent into stand out creative disruptors. That’s exactly what we’ve been looking for,” said BGB president Teresa Day.
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| Joy Allen-Altimare |
Saucony, a global performance running and lifestyle brand and division of Wolverine World Wide, Inc., appoints Joy Allen-Altimare as global CMO. Allen-Altimare joins the company from Havas Media Network, where she served as chief revenue officer of North America, responsible for overseeing the agency's client experience, growth and multicultural teams. She was previously CMO at technology-driven fertility clinic network Kindbody and chief revenue officer for EHE Health. At Saucony, Allen-Altimare will be responsible for developing and executing the company's global branding initiatives, including brand positioning, direct-to-consumer strategies, advertising, digital strategies, international growth initiatives and expansion of the brand's global heritage lifestyle business. "She is a passionate change driver with an empathetic and inclusive approach to leadership and cultural transformation,” said Saucony global brand president Rob Griffiths.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
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.
