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| Terri Clevenger |
Waterhouse Brands, a Greenbrae, CA-based agency, brings on Terri Clevenger, who built the healthcare public relations practice at ICR, as head of integrated communications. Before joining ICR, Clevenger founded Continuum Health Communications. At Waterhouse Brands, she will lead its newly established Life Sciences Communications unit. Her focus will be on growing Waterhouse’s East Coast presence and PR practice. “We are thrilled to welcome Terri Clevenger who brings with her vast knowledge and experience and who will help take Waterhouse to the next level, leading our Boston office and helping build our Life Sciences Communications practice,” said Waterhouse Brands CEO Kim Kraemer.
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| Mike Harney |
IBM appoints Mike Harney VP, government and regulatory affairs, effective March 17. Harney comes to IBM from identity platform CLEAR, where he serves as SVP, head of public affairs. Before that, he was chief of staff to former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Harney has also served as chief of staff to Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and former Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC). “Mike’s extensive public policy experience and deep understanding of the global regulatory landscape will play a critical role in advancing IBM’s agenda with governments worldwide,” said IBM SVP and chief legal officer Anne Robinson.
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| David Jacobs |
Mars hires David Jacobs as VP of marketing for Mars Food & Nutrition North America. Jacobs joins Mars after spending more than 17 years at SC Johnson, most recently serving as head of marketing for North America. In his new position, he will lead strategies to drive penetration and accelerate growth across the rice and ready meal categories in the US and Canada. He will also oversee growth plans for the Ben's Original and Seeds of Change brands. “His impressive background in building world leading CPG brands and leading high-performing teams aligns perfectly with our mission,” said Mars regional president of food and nutrition Dave Dusangh.
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| (L-R) Katherine Haig, Kimberly Gamble |
Tanis Communications, which specializes in B2B deep tech, semiconductors, AI and cloud data centers, promotes Katherine Haig and Kimberly Gamble to account executives. In their new roles, they are responsible for social media, digital marketing, event management, media relations and content development for clients. “Katherine and Kimberly have consistently fostered strong client relationships and have driven successful campaigns,” said Tanis Communications CEO Michele Landry.
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. 
Mod Op brings on John Powers and Alan Kipust as part of its Executive in Residence program, which already includes former Dun & Bradstreet chief data officer Monica Richter... Takeda Pharmaceuticals hires James-Denton Wyllie as head of R&D and external innovation communications... Veeam Software, which specializes in data resilience solutions, appoints Allison Cerra as CMO.
