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| Alex Dudley |
MikeWorldWide brings on Alex Dudley as EVP, head of crisis. Dudley comes to MWW from Cloudbreak Communications, where he served as principal, putting together crisis plans and counseling clients. Before that, he was SVP, communications at Charter Communications. Dudley has also served as group vice president, public relations at Time Warner Cable and SVP at Dan Klores Communications.
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| Conor Fennessy |
Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, names Conor Fennessy director of state government and external affairs for Eastern US, effective Jan. 6. Fennessy comes to Rocket after working for 10 years at Mercury Public Affairs, where he most recently served as managing director. Before that he was political director for the New Jersey Republican State Committee. In his new role, Fennessy will coordinate state legislative and regulatory affairs, industry trade associations, and external stakeholder relationships for the Rocket Family of Companies.
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| Matthew Goffe |
DC-based law firm Eckert Seamans promotes Matthew Goffe to the role of firmwide CMO. Goffe was most recently senior director of business development and attorney recruiting at the firm. Before coming to Eckert Seamans in 2022, he was business development manager at McGuireWoods. At Eckert Seamans, he oversees the firmwide marketing and business development initiatives, working closely with firm leadership to drive client engagement, business development, communications, media relations and marketing efforts. “His extensive experience across the marketing, business development and recruiting spaces is a valuable skillset that drives forward our firm’s vision,” said Eckert Seamans chief operating officer Eddie Raychaudhuri.
Dezenhall Resources brings on Jessica DeLoach as VP. DeLoach was previously deputy director of public and media relations at the Southern Poverty Law Center... Crowe Media hires Alissa Kasawdish as senior integrated PR manager. Kasawdish was previously an account supervisor at J/PR... Benefitbay, an SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
Catherine Sullivan, global chief communications officer at Burson, has exited the WPP unit after a 12-year run.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation hires Amy Martin Ziegenfuss as CMO, effective June 3. Ziegenfuss was most recently CMO at Carnival Cruise Line... Narrative Strategies brings on Hanna Beckman and Rich Casale as senior directors... Grayling has appointed Maury Postal as EVP, creative strategy and innovation services... HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), an educational publisher and technology company focused on K–12 education, assessments and professional learning, names Jessica Naeve CMO.
Brunswick Group has announced that Teneo's Christian Buss and Netflix's Paul Shaw have joined the firm as partners in San Francisco.
4media group promotes chief operating officer Melissa Elsner to CEO, succeeding Ed Cyster... Seven Letter names Tanvi Purohit account director at its Seven Letter Labs unit... Moxie Strategies, which is marking its second anniversary, brings on Janice Laurente as EVP of public affairs.
