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| Francesca Montini |
AC Milan, an Italian soccer club, brings on Ferrari CCO Francesca Montini as chief brand officer. Before coming to Ferrari, Montini led communications for Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep division in EMEA and Ford’s Lincoln unit. She has also served as senior communications manager for the Nike Foundation. At AC Milan, Montini will oversee the marketing, branding, communication and content & digital departments, working to position the club as a leader in international sports entertainment. Her hire comes as AC Milan prepares for a restructuring of their management ahead of next season.
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| Amanda Lazaro |
1AB, a communication agency offering services that include web development, social media strategy, and message development services, brings on Amanda Lazaro as a managing director, Lazaro joins 1AB after close to 12 years at Edelman, where she most recently served as managing director, health media. She has also worked as director, media strategy at MSL. In her new post, Lazaro will work within the C-suite at a group of 1AB’s private and public biotechnology clients, spanning all segments of the drug development cycle. “Amanda's infectious personality and unique skillset will be an immediate value-add to our team,” said 1AB founder and CEO Dan Budwick.
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| Amy Marentic |
Genesis Motor America hires former Google global automotive director Amy Marentic as CMO. Marentic joins the company from market research company Circana, where she was president, global solutions. Before coming to Google, she worked for over 28 years at Ford in a range of executive marketing positions. At Genesis, Marentic will lead its US marketing division in the development, implementation, and management of marketing messages directed at consumers. She will develop and manage the strategic business plan for all national and regional advertising, multicultural, experiential, and digital marketing, CRM, and the brand's online presence. "Amy has a proven track record of driving transformation and growth in her experience leading marketing initiatives in automotive, mobility, and technology sectors," said Genesis Motor North America CEO Tedros Mengiste.
Jamie Dowd, who was most recently president of the health practice in the Americas at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at Allison Worldwide as global president, health + wellness, effective June 22.
Burson is bringing on Hanover managing director, Middle East Jonty Summers as head of corporate affairs in Dubai at the end of June... Ridgepost Capital, which had over $45 billion in assets under management as of March 31, names Brian McKenna VP, investor relations, effective June 15... The Center for AI Safety appoints Rochelle Nadhiri as head of public engagement. 
Kieran Mahoney, who founded Mercury Public Affairs more than 27 years ago, has stepped down as CEO and assumed the executive chairman post.
FGS Global brings on Harry Florry as head of Singapore and Andrew Yeo as global policy partner Asia... ACORE CAPITAL, a commercial real estate debt investment manager, appoints Cynthia Holahan as CMO, a newly created role at the company... NVE Experience Agency, a global brand experience firm, hires Justin Biskin as SVP in its sports marketing practice. Biskin joins NVE from Nike.
Ipsos, a market research and polling company, appoints Marion Beyret as chief communications officer... TENEX.ai, an AI‑native, human‑led SOC (security operations center) appoints Richard Rogers as CMO... Arizona Athletics hires Carter Toole as chief communications officer and senior associate athletics director.
