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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.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
