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| Taylor Van Kirk |
MAD Global Strategy VP Taylor Van Kirk is appointed as press secretary to Vice President JD Vance. Van Kirk has been with MAD Global since 2022, specializing in strategic communications, media relations and government affairs. She was also communications director for Vance’s senate and vice-presidential campaigns. Her previous experience includes serving as a VP at Mercury, majority press secretary for the Ohio House of Representatives and public relations coordinator at Dentons. MAD Global CEO Mike DuHaime cites her “expertise in political messaging and campaign communications.”
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| Jennifer Birch |
Angus Reid Group, a market research and public opinion polling company located in Toronto, brings on Jennifer Birch as EVP and managing director, public affairs. Birch comes to the company from Ipsos North America, where she was most recently SVP, client partners. In her new post, she will lead Angus Reid Group’spublic affairs division, which will work to bridge the gap between public affairs and market research. “Jen’s innovative approach aligns perfectly with our commitment to providing insight with integrity,” said agency CEO Angus Reid.
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| Kettina Cordero |
Thesis Gold, a Vancouver-based resource development company, names Kettina Cordero VP of investor relations. Cordero was most recently VP of investor relations at Aris Mining. Before that she served as director, investor relations and communications at Capstone Copper. “Kettina's extensive experience in investor relations and her ability to foster strong relationships within the investment community will be instrumental in communicating our vision and milestones to stakeholders,” said Thesis Gold president and CEO Dr. Ewan Webster.
Jim O’Leary, Weber Shandwick global president and North America CEO, has joined Penta Group, the DC corporate advisory, as CEO.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
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, a SaaS platform that lets users make their own benefit decisions, names Lindsey Unterberger as VP of marketing.
