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| Robin Levine |
Barnard College names Robin Levine VP for strategic communications, effective Nov. 18. Levine was most recently assistant commissioner for public affairs at the NYC Department of Sanitation. She was previously business communications manager at Meta, assistant commissioner for external affairs and communications at the NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications and chief communications officer for the New York City Housing Authority. Levine succeeds former New Yorker VP, communications Natalie Raabe, who took on the Barnard post in June.
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| Karen Greene |
SeventySix Capital, a venture capital company that invests in tech companies focused on sports, media and entertainment, hires Karen Greene as managing director of investor relations. Greene was most recently SVP of investor relations and communications at lithium-mining company Lake Resources. Before that, she was SVP of global client experience and corporate communications at financial services company Q4 Inc. She also has extensive experience working with early-stage tech companies. “As we continue to build our sports investment platform at SeventySix Capital, we recognized the importance of adding a highly experienced investor relations and strategic communications executive like Karen Greene to our team,” said SeventySix Capital managing partner Wayne Kimmel.
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| Josh Johnstone |
Valor PayTech, which provides payment processing across in-person, mobile and online environments, brings on Josh Johnstone as VP of marketing. Johnstone previously served as marketing director at ScanSource and POS Postal. In his new post, he will lead Valor PayTech’s marketing strategy and execution, working to drive the brand’s growth and visibility in the omnichannel payment solutions sector. “Josh’s extensive background in the technology and payments sector, along with his proven success in leading high-performing marketing teams, aligns perfectly with Valor’s mission,” said Valor PayTech CEO Eric Bernstein.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Nestlé vet Aude Gandon chief digital & marketing officer, a newly created role, effective August 1... Big Group, a creative marketing agency with offices in London, Amsterdam, Bath and Dubai, appoints Martin Kelly as group CEO and Justin Bulley as managing director in London... Angel City Football Club, a National Women’s Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, tabs Julia Victor to serve as CMO, a new role... iSpot, a cross-platform TV & video ad measurement company, brings on Craig Ziegler as chief product officer. 
Dan Meyers, who did a seven year stint at APCO, exiting as deputy manager director of its DC office, has joined Teneo as managing director in its Washington office.
ICR appoints BlackRock's Gabriel Hasson as global head of governance & shareholder advisory... MMGY Global hires Amazon's Oksana Kovalenko as chief human resources officer... NVG, a lobbying, strategy and policy advocacy firm, names Santiago Gonzalez as VP... Seven Letter brings on Ashley Smith as senior director of paid media at Seven Letter Labs, the shop's ad/creative services arm.
Golin brings on former Boeing CCO Brian Besanceney as a senior advisor in its corporate affairs practice... Constant Contact, which provides digital marketing tools for small businesses and nonprofits, hires Smita Wadhawan as CMO... Broadsheet Communications promotes Alex Wolf to serve as managing director of Broadsheet Intelligence, its new strategic advisory unit.
Utz Brands, a snacks marketer, names Trevor Martin as SVP, investor relations... Heven, which develops hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicles for defense, public safety and commercial applications, brings on Warren Brown as CMO... MarketCast, a technology and data-enabled market research and analytics firm, promotes co-president Amy Fenton to CEO.... M&T Bank Corporation appoints Sam Mayper as SVP of federal government relations.
