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| Hannah Wong |
Open AI promotes Hannah Wong to chief communications officer. Wong has been with the company since 2021, most recently serving as VP, communications and before that as head of public relations. She was previously at Apple as senior PR manager for Apple Pay, Apple Card and iCloud and spent five years at Edelman, working with the Xbox LIVE, Charles Schwab and Twitter accounts. According to a report in Axios, Wong will continue to report to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, overseeing media relations, internal communications, strategic messaging, events, brand design, social media, community and talent partnerships.
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| Ashley Gordon |
Mower hires Ashley Gordon as SVP, connections planning. Gordon most recently worked as a freelance consultant, partnering with both startups and large corporations. She has also held leadership positions at gyro, Mindshare and Dagger. Overseeing Mower’s connections planning department for integrated media, she will lead the agency’s media and performance marketing teams. She’ll also work to elevate its paid media capabilities for clients across areas including energy & sustainability, B2B, healthcare, financial services, travel & tourism, building & construction, and transportation & logistics. “Her career exemplifies our shared value to ‘always raise the bar,’ and her expertise aligns perfectly with Mower's commitment to meeting our clients’ evolving needs,” said Mower presient and CEO Stephanie Crockett.
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| Meagen Eisenberg |
Samsara, developer of the Connected Operations Cloud, which lets businesses harness Internet of Things data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations, names Meagen Eisenberg as CMO, effective Aug. 28. Eisenberg was most recently CMO at cloud security company Lacework, and she has also held the CMO spot at MongoDB and TripActions. "Meagen’s deep industry expertise and understanding of our customers and market dynamics will be invaluable as we continue to push the boundaries of innovation,” said Samsara CEO and co-founder Sanjit Biswas. “I’m confident that her vision will help us forge even stronger connections with our customers and expand our presence in the market.”
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
