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| Sarah Moloney |
MikeWorldWide appoints Sarah Moloney as managing director of its UK and European operations. Moloney comes to MWW from KWT Global, where she most recently served as UK managing director and EVP. MWW’s previous UK managing director, Tom Berry, will now become chair of the London office, providing counsel for Moloney, as well as strategic consultancy for a roster of clients at the agency worldwide. In her new post, Moloney's will work to drive growth for the UK business. She will also oversee the market integration of the agency's tech stack, which includes a series of AI tools. "In the era of mega-mergers, Sarah is the ideal person to guide clients and our people with the necessary agility, strength, and bespoke marketing solutions required to compete in a rapidly evolving landscape," said MWW founder and CEO Michael Kempner.
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| Mike Quigley |
PrizePicks, a fantasy sports operator, brings on Mike Quigley as CMO. Quigley comes to the company from the CMO spot at Niantic, leading global marketing efforts for the company's real-world augmented reality games. He was previously director of consumer marketing at Google/YouTube, managing the marketing strategy and execution of campaigns for both original programming and live-stream events. In his new post, Quigley will be responsible for further building out PrizePicks’ marketing organization and overseeing its brand vision, go-to-market strategy, campaign development and overall marketing efforts. “"His deep expertise in digital marketing, combined with his player-first mindset, makes him the ideal leader to help us further elevate the PrizePicks brand and engage our passionate players,” said PrizePicks CEO Mike Ybarra.
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| Jim Haney |
Doceo, a provider of business technology solutions hires Jim Haney as CMO. Haney was most recently VP of marketing at Novatech. Before that, he served as VP of marketing, IT services at Xerox. At Doceo, he will lead the company’s marketing strategy, digital transformation, and customer engagement efforts. He will also oversee Doceo’s Marketing as a Service division. “Jim brings a unique ability to leverage marketing technology, automation and data-driven insights to fuel business success. His leadership will strengthen Doceo’s brand while helping customers drive growth through innovation, technology, and services,” said Doceo COO/CTO Christian White.
The Walt Disney Company names Asad Ayaz to lead its newly established enterprise marketing and brand organization... Kaiser Permanente, which provides integrated healthcare services, is bringing on Beth Leonard as SVP and chief public affairs officer, effective Feb. 2. Leonard was most recently chief corporate affairs officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance... AIC Hotel Group, which operates such brands as Nobu Hotels, Hard Rock Hotels, AVA Resort and Spa and the UNICO Collection, hires Delia Osegueda as VP, global partnerships.
Sarah Knakmuhs, who formerly led H/Advisors Abernathy’s DC office, is joining the Financial Services Forum as chief communications and strategy officer.
Brian Hughes, chief of staff at NASA, has joined Mercury Public Affairs as a partner in its Tallahassee office.
Narrative Strategies brings on Stacia Tipton as managing director... Prosek Partners promotes Deirdre Bolton, Josh Clarkson and Jon Schwartz to partner... YAP Global, an international digital assets PR firm, promotes Otto Jacobsson, who has served as CFO of the firm since 2020, to CEO. 
Cindy Leggett-Flynn, who most recently led communications at Credit Suisse, is coming on board at Swiss multinational private bank and wealth management firm Julius Baer Group as group head of communications.
