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| Thomas De Stio |
Summit Golf Brands, which manufactures golf apparel and sportswear, hires Thomas De Stio as CMO, a new role on the company’s executive leadership team. De Stio comes to the company from lifestyle brand LoveShackFancy, where he served as head of global digital & ecommerce. He was previously VP, worldwide digital & ecommerce at Tom Ford; director of digital for LVMH’s Loro Piana brand; and ecommerce operations manager for Gucci. In his new post, De Stio will oversee e-commerce and marketing strategy for Summit’s B. Draddy, Zero Restriction, Fairway & Greene, and EP New York brands. “Thomas has a track record of success everywhere he has been. He drives innovation in digital marketing and growth in ecommerce by putting the customer first” said Summit president Jack Lessing.
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| Lara Sassounian |
Sage Growth Partners, a Baltimore-based healthcare growth strategy and marketing firm, brings on Lara Sassounian as manager, PR and media relations. Sassounian was most recently CEO of Artfully Curated, a fine arts PR agency she founded in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Before that she was at Sage as a marketing consultant and worked at Davis Elen Advertising in LA. “Lara's hire further expands our media capabilities and gives us a strong presence within a major West Coast market," Sage Growth Partners CMO and managing partner Bob Hatter.
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| Lesile Newbold |
Diversified Search Group, a woman-founded and woman-led executive search firm, promotes Leslie Newbold to global communications, marketing, and branding officer. Newbold has been with the firm since January 2023, previously serving as director of special projects. In her new position, Leslie will lead DSG’s global communications, marketing, and branding strategies, furthering the firm’s strategic vision and global outreach. “Leslie has consistently demonstrated an extraordinary ability to oversee complex projects and drive impactful change,” said DSD CEO Aileen K. Alexander. “Her innovative approach and deep understanding of our marketing and communication goals will be crucial as we navigate our next phase of growth and continue to enhance our brand’s global presence.”
Amy Edgy has joined Teneo as senior managing director and head of restructuring communications in its PR unit.
GCI Health brings on Eric Helgesen, who led digital transition and enterprise platform development at Weber Shandwick, as EVP, head of AI and innovation... Stanton Communications appoints Je’Coven Norwood as account director and Rida Dhanani as an account executive... Netflix hires the Walt Disney Company’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul as VP of television series communications... Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, names Yusef Kassim as head of capital strategy and investor relations.
Former Racepoint Global president Bob Osmond has moved to Clarity Global, where he will be managing partner, North America.
Jennifer Bett Communications names Kara Kamenec VP of affiliate and influencer marketing... Mark Allen & Co. brings on Isaac Benjamin as VP and Stacey Richman as account director, both based in the firm’s New York office... Mark43, a cloud-native public safety operations platform, appoints Alison Durant as CMO.
Kyra Obolensky, who was executive VP & head of healthcare at Weber Shandwick’s Brussels office, has moved to APCO's outpost in that city as Europe health lead.
