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| Becky Boles |
The Herald Group, DC public affairs shop, names Becky Boles chief client services officer, a newly created position. Boles is the founder of communications consultancy Scout Strategies. She also served as SVP at APCO. Boles has led global teams supporting such corporations and organizations as McDonald’s, Verizon, Dow Chemical, Lenovo, Bechtel, Rosetta Stone and SC Johnson. At The Herald Group, she will work across key practice areas, staff levels and client accounts. “Her knowledge and experience will be instrumental as we continue to grow at a rapid pace and help us to more creatively and effectively service our clients moving forward,” said The Herald Group co-founder Matt Well.
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| Alicia Joseph |
LeadsOnline, which provides data, analysis and ballistic tools for law enforcement agencies, appoints Alicia Joseph as global VP of marketing. Joseph joins the company from AT&T, where she worked for over a decade, most recently serving as director of marketing—brand and product marketing. At LeadsOnline, she will oversee global brand, product marketing, and demand generation efforts. Founded in 2000, LeadsOnline serves approximately 5,500 US law enforcement agencies as well as global public safety organizations in more than 80 countries. “Alicia brings a rare blend of creative vision and operational rigor, making her the right leader at this juncture to position our suite of investigative solutions for future growth,” said Alex Finley, CEO of LeadsOnline.
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| Elizabeth Snyder |
SolComms promotes Elizabeth Snyder to senior director of digital health, a newly created role. Before joining SolComms in 2023, Snyder was an account manager at Autumn Communications, and she has also worked at BOLD PR. In her new position, she will oversee a team of six working across with such digital health and women’s health companies as Wisp (a provider of women’s and reproductive healthcare); WellTheory (an autoimmune digital health provider); and Teal Health (which is creating the world’s first at-home cervical cancer screening test). SolComms has also hired Melissa Stavenhagen, who was previously a director at Hiltzik Strategies, as director of the agency’s technology/B2B/corporate vertical.
FGS Global brings on HSBC's Jean-Manuel Richier as senior advisor to bolster its equity advisory, investor relations and transaction & financial communications capabilities across Europe... TEAM LEWIS names Danielle Malvesti SVP, strategy. Malvesti joins the agency from Cramer.... Durée & Company ups Abbie Lipton to vice president... LDWW promotes Michelle Poland, Channing Sizemore and Emma Stoneham to managing director.
Narrative Strategies hires Chris Bissex as a managing director. Bissex was most recently deputy director of public affairs for the Federal Trade Commission... Marino promotes Elizabeth Latino to COO and managing director.... The Charlotte Hornets hire Big 12 Conference chief brand & business officer Tyrel Kirkham as CMO.
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications.
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
