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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.
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.
