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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.
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
