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| J.D. Moriarty |
ICR names J.D. Moriarty CEO of ICR Capital, its broker-dealer affiliate. Moriarty comes to ICR Capital from Lending Tree, where he most recently served as president of marketplace and chief operating officer. He was previously managing director, head of America equity capital markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In his new post, Moriarty will oversee ICR Capital’s transaction advisory services business and work closely with the entire team. “J.D. brings a unique blend of experience as a banker, CFO, and operator to ICR clients,” said ICR CEO Tom Ryan and ICR president Don Duffy. “His extensive experience and proven track record will be invaluable as we continue to expand ICR’s advisory services in this area.”
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| Sherri Chambers |
Hearst Magazines names Sherri Chambers SVP, chief marketing officer. Chambers previously served as TikTok’s first global head of brand strategy. Before that, she was CMO, New York at J. Walter Thompson and held brand management roles at Omnicom’s Barbarian and Stagwell’s 72andSunny. Chambers will oversee Hearst Magazines’ marketing functions, including industry marketing, brand account and strategy, events and the HearstMade creative studio. “She is an entrepreneurial thinker, and her customer-centric approach will benefit Hearst as we continue to focus on digital innovation and executing our long-term growth strategy,” said Hearst Magazines chief revenue officer Lisa Ryan Howard.
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| Stacy Lynn Bourgeois |
Neighborly, a home services company, appoints Stacy Lynn Bourgeois as CMO, effective Dec. 2. Bourgeois was most recently global head of product, quality and operations at Renewed, Amazon’s pre-owned, refurbished products unit. She previously served as in several positions at Pizza Hut, including director of customer acquisition and director of brand marketing and strategy. At Neighborly, she will be a member of the corporate leadership team, reporting directly to CEO Mike Davis. "Stacy Lynn brings a wide array of experience in business and brand strategy, organizational leadership, customer insight, data analytics, and marketing technology," said Davis. "Her expertise and innovative approach to marketing will be instrumental in helping us better connect with our customers.”




SKDK brings on CR Wooters, who was most recently senior director and head of federal affairs at Uber, as a principal in the agency’s public affairs practice.
ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.
Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO.
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media.
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 



