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| Jane Slusark |
MetLife appoints Jane Slusark as CCO, effective June 9. Slusark was most recently VP, head of global communications at Principal Financial Group. Before that, she was media relations director at DuPont Pioneer and communications director for former Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA). In her new role, Slusark will oversee MetLife’s global communications strategy, including internal and external communications and media relations. “She has a proven track record of building trust and deepening engagement, which will be instrumental as we continue to enhance our reputation with customers, employees, and communities around the world,” said MetLife CMO Michael Roberts.
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| Ian Bailey |
Northwest Bank brings on former Abercrombie & Fitch VP, head of communications and PR Ian Bailey as head of external communications. Bailey has also served as SVP, global head of communications and community at QVC and EVP & general manager, New York at Hill+Knowlton Strategies. At Northwest Bank, he will lead all aspects of external communications, including establishing its external communications function and expanding the function’s capabilities as a component of the bank’s growth strategy. "His depth and breadth of experience, including working with organizations through periods of significant change and growth, will be an asset to Northwest as we work towards our long-term strategic growth objectives," said Northwest Bank chief marketing and communications officer Devin Cygnar.
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| (L-R) Kyle Taylor, Kara Fesolovich |
Moxie Strategies hires Kyle Taylor as VP, research & analytics, and Kara Fesolovich as principal, client management. Taylor most recently served as director, insights & strategic planning at Avōq, and was previously insights principal at Kivvit. He was also regional organizing director on Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign in North Carolina. Fesolovich was previously deputy communications director for New York governor Kathy Hochul and worked in Sen. Michael Bennet’s (D-CO) DC office. The agency has also hired Marian Zambrano as senior designer and Sarah Jane Merritt as special projects & executive associate.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
