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| Erin Storm |
Spartan Nash, a food wholesale and grocery retail company, hires Erin Storm as SVP and CMO. Storm was most recently VP of commercial strategy at Kellanova, which was spun off in 2023 from the Kellogg Company, where she previously held a range of senior sales and marketing positions. At SpartanNash, Storm will lead the marketing function, including the company’s OwnBrands portfolio, retail marketing programs, e-commerce and digital experience, creative services, shopper insights and loyalty programs. "Erin is a talented brand marketer with proven success in growing the demand for products that have become popular household favorites," said SpartanNash CEO Tony Sarsam.
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| Celine Joshua |
Music company BMG names Celine Joshua EVP of global marketing. Joshua comes to BMG from Universal Music Group, where she was GM/EVP—commercial, content and strategy. She has also served as SVP digital at Sony Music Entertainment and head of digital at Disney Music Group. At BMG, Joshua will oversee the company’s marketing strategy and operations across its 20 offices worldwide, with divisional responsibility for the digital marketing, content, consumer insights & analytics, and marketing operations teams. “Her sharp digital acumen and artistic instincts will be invaluable in identifying innovative commercial opportunities for our artists, songwriters and music catalog,” said BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld.
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| Florian Büngener |
Sauber Motorsport, a Swiss motorsport engineering company that will become the Audi factory team in 2026 prior to Audi’s entry into Forumla One racing, brings on Hyundai Motor Europe head of PR and communications Florian Büngener as chief communication officer, effective Sept. 1. Before coming to Hyundai in 2016, Büngener worked in the press offices of ABT Sportsline and Fiat & Abarth. At Sauber, Büngener will oversee and direct the team in charge of all motorsport communication activities. “His approach, experience and drive will be fundamental as we not only communicate our activities but, mainly, we tell our story and our values to the growing audience of Formula One,” said Sauber Motorsport and Audi F1 factory team COO/CTO Mattia Binotto.
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.
