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| Nikki Kria |
Kickstarter, crowdfunding platform, promotes Nikki Kria to director of integrated marketing & communications. Kria joined the company in April 2023 from Twitter, where she drove PR strategy for consumer and advertiser product launches. She previously held managerial positions at Havas PR US and Wunderman Thompson. Kria has gotten exposure for clients on platforms including Fortune, The Verge, Black Enterprise, Marie Claire, TechCrunch, Adweek and Ad Age. In her new role, she will spearhead integrated marketing strategies, as well as leading public relations, media strategy, events and crisis communications.
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| Rachel Green Horn |
Solana Policy Institute, a non-partisan, non-profit that educates policymakers about decentralized networks such as blockchain platform Solana, hires Rachel Green Horn as CMO. Green Horn was previously chief marketing and communications officer at Filecoin Foundation. She has also served as senior director, communications at the Consumer Technology Association. SPI will be focused on influencing leglislation, as well as influencing the Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force and leadership at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. "Rachel's unique background—spanning both DC tech trade associations and crypto networks—gives her valuable perspective on effective technology advocacy in complex regulatory environments," said Solana Policy Institue CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine.
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| Jonathan Beamer |
Mindr, which provides substance safety, detection and monitoring products and services, names Jonathan Beamer as CMO. Beamer most recently ran an independent consulting firm. Before that, he was CMO at AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation and head of marketing at healthcare tech platform Forward. At Mindr, Beamer will lead the company's marketing strategy, brand positioning and customer engagement and acquisition initiatives for its brands including Intoxalock, Breathe Easy Insurance, ADS Interlock and the newly launched Keepr, a personal alcohol breathalyzer paired with an app. "Jonathan brings a proven track record of building high-impact brands and growing products at scale," said Mindr CEO Kathy Boden Holland.
Reputation Advisors International brings on Janitha Sukumaran, founder of Malaysia-based independent communications consultancy Rantau+, as its newest member... YCharts, an investment research and client engagement platform that works with financial professionals across North America, appoints Steve Bendt as CMO... Choose Chicago, the official tourism and marketing organization for Chicago, hires Meryl Press Vissel as VP of communications & content.
Molly Roenna, who has more than 25 years of human resources experience, has moved to Burson as chief people officer for the Americas region.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Deneese Walia Levin joins C Street Advisory Group as managing director, law firm optimization.
Vuori, a global activewear brand, names Carey Collins Krug as CMO, effective October 5. Krug was most recently CMO at Abercrombie & Fitch... Inman, which provides digital platforms, newsletters, conferences and live stages targeting real estate professionals, appoints Holly Meyer Lucas as CMO... Equality New York, a grassroots LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, elects Troy Blackwell as president of its board of directors.
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
