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| Andrew Roberts |
Linklaters, a law firm operating in 20 countries, brings on Andrew Roberts as chief communications & corporate affairs officer. Roberts joins the firm from fashion and luxury goods company Burberry Group, where he most recently served as SVP of corporate relations and engagement. Before that, he worked as a reporter for Bloomberg, WWD and the AP. At Linklaters, Roberts will be responsible for leading the firm’s communications and corporate affairs teams globally. He will be based in London. “His expertise in strategic communications and corporate affairs will be invaluable in driving the delivery of our strategy and strengthening our profile as one of the world’s leading global law firms,” said Linklaters senior partner and chair, Aedamar Comiskey.
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| Mary Yang |
SquareX, a browser security company, appoints Mary Yang as CMO. Yang previously oversaw global marketing and communications for Syxsense, an automated endpoint and vulnerability management company. As SquareX CMO, she will lead global marketing strategy, including brand, growth, communications, field and channel marketing, helping to expand awareness and scale demand for SquareX's browser detection and response solution. "Her understanding of what it takes to grow a cybersecurity startup through building trust is exactly what we need as we shift up,” said SquareX CEO Vivek Ramachandran.
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| Heather Johns |
Smith College names Heather Johns as VP for communications and marketing, effective August 14. Johns comes to Smith after more than 16 years at Bucknell University, where she was most recently VP for communication, overseeing a 38-person communications team. She has also held editorial positions at Fitness Management magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and TV Guide. “She believes in Smith’s mission and is a collaborative leader with a deep understanding of communications strategy, marketing, media relations, and crisis management, and has proven her ability to advise senior leadership on complex communications issues,” said Smith president Sarah Willie-LeBreton.
Wendy Carhart, who rose to the chief communications, culture & purpose post at Real Chemistry, has moved to the Learning Care Group.
ICR names Sukanti Ghosh as partner, international strategy & markets. Ghosh was most recently president of global policy & communications at Vedanta Resources Limited, one of ICR’s largest international clients... August promotes Scott Deveau to senior managing director... Milk & Honey PR, a UK-based firm, brings on Mollie Starr as partner and head of Milk & Honey North America.
Jeff Reczek, who most recently served as director of CDC Washington at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is coming on board as a partner at bipartisan health care firm TDY @ FGS Global.
Narrative Strategies brings on Christina Cameron and Jessica Stallone as senior directors... CI&T, a global technology transformation specialist, appoints Sarah Painter as SVP, marketing for EMEA... Avenue Z promotes Annie Zeigler to associate director, based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Accenture promotes Rachel Frey to CCO, a newly created role at the company... AMD, a multinational semiconductor company, recruits Salesforce president and CMO Ariel Kelman to serve as its SVP and CMO... L.C. Williams & Associates, which is celebrating 40 years in business, brings Maria Balice back to the firm as EVP to lead its corporate affairs work.
