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| Mark DeVito |
Mark DeVito, who has nearly 30 years of communications experience, has joined SKDK as its first managing director and head of brand strategy.
He will work closely with the Stagwell unit’s philanthropic, nonprofit, political and corporate clients.
Most recently, DeVito was chief strategy officer at Yes& Agency. He led brand development and content strategy for FEMA, State Dept., US Mint, Summit Ridge Energy, Sentara Healthcare and USAging.
Earlier, DeVito was president of Beyond Definition (formerly Bates Creative), founder of The Gigawatt Group, senior creative director at Proof Integrated Communications, and director of strategic creative at Penn Schoen Berland.
SKDK CEO Doug Thornell called DeVito “a rare talent who has a real gift for helping brands connect with their audiences in meaningful ways.”
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
