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| Gigi Ganatra Duff |
eBay hires Nordstrom VP, corporate affairs Gigi Ganatra Duff as chief communications officer. Before joining Nordstron in 2017, Duff served as CMO at Lionheart Capital. She was previously VP, communications at HSN. In her new position, Duff will lead eBay’s global communications team, including all internal and external communications, social media, public affairs, ESG communications, eBay Foundation and content. “Her customer focus and empathetic leadership style have consistently delivered results while her deep passion for driving social impact and integrating ESG work into brands aligns perfectly with eBay’s DNA,” said eBay chief growth officer Julie Loeger.
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| Katie Barr |
Glen Echo Group, a part of Orchestra, promotes current COO and EVP Katie Barr to president. Barr came on as the firm’s first employee in 2010 and has provided counsel in issue advocacy and coalition building to clients, as well as overseeing all client service, account management and employee development efforts. In addition to her new leadership role, Barr will work closely with Orchestra partners, representing the firm’s tech and innovation capabilities across the platform. “As president, her new title properly represents the wisdom, integrity and leadership she has long provided to our firm, our clients and to me,” said Glen Echo Group co-founder and CEO Maura Colleton Corbett.
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| Marco Di Giacomo |
Remote, a global HR platform for distributed companies, names Marco Di Giacomo CMO. Di Giacomo joins Remote from Amagi, a cloud-managed broadcast services and targeted advertising solutions company, where served as EVP & CMO. He has also worked for companies including Verizon, IBM, Microsoft and Cisco. In his new post, Di Giacomo is responsible for Remote's global marketing team across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. “Remote's mission is to open up the global job market, and Marco's international experience aligns perfectly with this goal,” said Remote co-founder and CEO Job van der Voort.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
McArn Bennett, who has more than 15 years of financial services, government affairs and strategic communications experience, has joined Corgi Insurance as head of public policy and corporate affairs.
