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| Erin Mendelsohn |
The Alpine Group brings on Vertex Pharmaceuticals alum Erin Mendelsohn as VP. She was served as senior director at Vertex. She was previously director of federal government affairs at Takeda. Mendelsohn was also legislative director and special advisor to Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), working on such health care legislation as the Affordable Care Act, and congressional liaison to the FDA. “Erin brings a rare blend of legislative, regulatory and industry expertise to our team. Her time at the FDA and in the halls of Congress gives her a 360-degree view of the health care ecosystem, and she knows how to drive meaningful policy change while balancing the needs of regulators, lawmakers, patients, and innovators,” said The Alpine Group CEO and managing principal Keenan Austin Reed.
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| Emily D'Alberto |
MAD Global Strategy promotes Emily D’Alberto to partner. D’Alberto has been with MAD Global since 2022, most recently serving as managing director, leading the firm’s public relations practice. Before coming to MAD Global, D’Alberto was managing director at Mercury. She has also been a producer at CNN, and is experienced at navigating complex, high-stakes situations focusing on reputational challenges. “Emily D’Alberto is as tough, loyal, smart and effective as any public relations professional I’ve ever worked with,” said MAD Global founder and CEO Mike DuHaime.
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| Adam Bates |
XION, a blockchain company focused on making Web3 mainstream, hires Adam Bates as CMO. Bates was most recently CMO at blockchain network MultiverseX. As CMO at Input Output, he played a key role in the growth of Cardano, another blockchain network. Bates has also served as a director at BBDO’s London hub, At XION, Bates is charged with “supercharging XION’s global hype machine.” XION has signed on with such companies as BMW, Lego and Amazon. “XION is built to flip the script, bridging Web2 and Web3, and Adam’s the guy to make it loud,” said XION founder Anthony Anzalone.
Karina Lubell, who spent more than six years in the Justice Dept.’s antitrust unit as chief of the competition policy & advocacy section, will join Brunswick Group as a partner in DC on Sept. 2.
SKDK has elevated partner Mike Morey to the newly created president post to manage the firm’s acquisition & growth strategy along with the integration of its brands.
Rumble, the video-sharing cloud platform that hosts Truth Social, brings on Zoom's Ben Torres Ezrick as CMO... Solace, a company that helps enterprises adopt AI, hires Paul Fitzpatrick as chief marketing and business development... Versant, the recent Comcast spinoff that includes MSNBC, CNBC and other cable networks, has named Frank Tanki as CMO for entertainment and sports, and tabs Tom Clendenin to head marketing efforts for CNBC and MSNBC. 
Sabrina Singh, who was deputy press secretary at the Department of Defense, joins Seven Letter as a partner in its public affairs practice.
Reddit hires Molson Coors' Adam Collins as its first chief communications officer... LIMELIGHT, which works with professional services, legal services, technology and B2B companies, names Amy Hanan as chief growth officer... FranklinCovey, a coaching company, appoints Dariusz Paczuski as CMO.
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