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| Anna Störmer |
The World Health Summit, an international platform for global health, brings on Anna Störmer as communications director. Störmer comes to the organization from Bauer Media Group, where she most recently served as head of communications, global publishing and chief communications officer, Germany. In her new post, Störmer is tasked with enhancing the visibility and recognition of the World Health Summit and strengthening the understanding of global health issues among policymakers, the scientific community, the private sector, and civil society. “She is a recognized expert in all areas of communication, change management, as well as corporate and brand communications,” said World Health Summit CEO Carsten Schicker. “Together with her, we will continue to develop the World Health Summit as the leading multisectoral platform for global health.”
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| George Farthing |
RLF Communications hires George Farthing as senior communications manager, based in its Raleigh office. Farthing joins RLF from Lenovo, where he most recently served as senior communications manager for the company’s North America international sales organization. Before Lenovo, he held roles at SAS, Capstrat and the March of Dimes. At RLF, Farthing will leverage his experience in corporate communications, strategic planning and stakeholder engagement to support client campaigns. “George brings a unique combination of creativity, strategic insight and proven results to RLF Communications,” said RLF founder and CEO Monty Hagler.
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| Kelly Cheng |
Goldcast, an AI-powered B2B video content platform, promotes Kelly Cheng to CMO. Cheng has been with Goldcast since 2021, most recently serving as VP of marketing. She previously held senior positions at video hosting platform Wistia, software intelligence company Dyntrace and digital operations management platform PagerDuty. “Her strategic vision and execution have elevated our brand, and I am excited to see how she will continue not only to propel our marketing efforts to new heights but to be a pivotal voice shaping the future of B2B marketing,” said Goldcast CEO and co-founder Palash Soni. The company has also promoted Lauren Creedon to chief product officer.
Disney's FX Networks is searching for a senior VP of publicity to handle PR for original programming and brand.
Ketchum president and CEO Mike Doyle is stepping down after 30 years with the Omnicom agency, effective the end of July... FleishmanHillard promotes Kristin Hollins to general manager for California... The Forward Party, a centrist political party founded by Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, names John Goodwin communications director. 
Cindy Rose, Microsoft COO, global enterprise and WPP board member since 2019, will succeed Mark Read at the helm of the troubled ad/PR company on Sept. 1.
BGR Group hires Joe Ellis, who most recently helped lead the planning for President Trump’s recent trips to Qatar and the NATO Summit in the Netherlands, as a VP... Wills Group, which operates Dash In convenience stores and Splash In car washes, appoints Matt Simon as CMO, a new position at the company... Avalara, an AI-powered tax and compliance platform, brings on Adrianna Burrows as EVP, chief marketing officer. 
U.S. Figure Skating hires Isabelle McLemore as VP, communications... Indivior, a pharmaceutical company that develops medicines to treat opioid use disorder, appoints Vanessa Procter as EVP of corporate affairs... The American Marketing Association Chicago names Chris McGuire president.
