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| Todd Kaplan |
Kraft Heinz recruits former PepsiCo CMO Todd Kaplan to serve as CMO, North America. Kaplan left PepsiCo last month after almost 18 years, having served in positions including VP, marketing for Pepsi, as well as for the company’s water portfolio. He will oversee marketing across Kraft Heinz’s $22 billion food and beverage portfolio in North America, including such brands as Heinz, Kraft Mac & Cheese, Oscar Mayer, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Grey Poupon and Cool Whip. He will also lead the company’s North American Growth Office and “The Kitchen,” its in-house content studio.
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| Julia Phillips |
Bluerock, an alternative asset manager with more than $18 billion in acquired and managed assets, hires Julia Phillips as managing director and CMO. Phillips most recently served as a principal in Blackstone's private wealth solutions group, where she led product marketing for the firm's real estate strategies. Before that, she was head of marketing and product for Ranger Global Real Estate Advisors. At Bluerock, Phillips will be responsible for leading the firm's marketing and communications strategy and elevating its brand position in the private wealth alternatives space. “Julia's expertise in developing impactful communication strategies to illustrate the benefits of alternatives allocations will play a key role in Bluerock's growth," said Ramin Kamfar, Bluerock's CEO and founder.
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| Courtney Brown Warren |
Kickstarter, a global crowdfunding platform, promotes Courtney Brown Warren to CMO. Warren has been with the company since April 2023, previously serving as VP of brand marketing. She was previously global head of brand at Twitter and head of creative at Audible. In her new post, Warren will oversee all aspects of Kickstarter's marketing strategy, including product marketing, creative, communications, content, social, experiential, partnerships, and sponsorships. She will also oversee Kickstarter’s sales and community outreach strategy. “Courtney's passion for storytelling and her proven marketing expertise have already made a mark on our brand,” said Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor. “I’m excited to see how she continues to leverage marketing to continue to invigorate the brand and champion the voices and ideas of our creators and backers around the world.“
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.
