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| Julia Friedland |
Mercury Public Affairs hires Julia Friedland as a VP in its Florida office. Friedland joins the firm from the office of Florida governor Ron DeSantis, where she served as deputy press secretary. She was previously communications director for the Republican Party of Florida and Florida communications director for the RNC. “Julia’s experience as a seasoned messaging strategist and her work leading multiple creative communications efforts will prove to be a significant asset for our clients,” said Mercury partner Ashley Walker. Mercury is part of the Omnicom Public Relations Group.
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| Maddy Hunter |
Racepoint Global appoints Maddy Hunter as VP, head of agency growth. Hunter was most recently VP, business development at ad agency Yamamoto. Her previous positions include VP, business development at Jack Morton Worldwide and director, business development at The Marketing Arm. At Racepoint Global, Hunter will lead business development initiatives and drive agency-wide expansion planning. "Her visionary approach and deep understanding of the communications landscape align perfectly with our commitment to growth and ambitions to attract clients across key industries," said Racepoint Global CEO Bill Davies.
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| Sabrina Caluori |
Chief, a network of senior women executives, names Sabrina Caluori as CMO. Caluori was also a founding member of Chief. She most recently served as CMO of Nickelodeon and EVP of kids & family marketing at Paramount. Previously, she was EVP marketing and digital media at HBO. Caluori has also been an executive coach, focusing primarily on working with women executives. In her new post at Chief, she will oversee brand, creative, communications, product marketing, partnerships and programming. “Sabrina has always led with a customer-first mindset—whether building iconic brands like HBO and Nickelodeon or coaching women navigating the highest levels of leadership,” said Chief CEO Alison Moore.
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| Brian Gabriel |
rEvolution, a Chicago-based sports marketing agency, appoints Brian Gabriel as VP of marketing communications. Gilbert was most recently at Weber Shandwick Worldwide, where he served as SVP, client experience – CPG and sports. At rEvolution, he will be responsible for strategic development and execution of integrated marketing and communications campaigns. “His strategic mindset, collaborative leadership style, and history of delivering exceptional results for some of the world’s biggest brands make him the ideal candidate to guide our marketing communications team,” said rEvolution EVP account management and integrated services Linden White.
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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