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| Mara Bitton |
GO PR, a boutique travel PR firm, appoints Mara Bitton as VP. Bitton joins the agency from Quinn, where as VP, she led media strategy and high-impact campaigns for luxury hotels, global travel brands, and destination clients. She previously held account management positions at Nike Communications, MSLGROUP and MMGY. At GO PR, Bitton will work with such marquee clients as Generator x Freehand and NATUROPATHICA Spas. She will also lead the agency’s new EYOS Expeditions account, alongside GO PR founder and CEO Gizem Ozcelik. “Mara is one of the most talented and visionary publicists in the industry, said Ozcelik.
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| Mark Buntz |
Revelyst, which designs and manufactures performance gear and precision technologies, appoints Mark Buntz as VP, brand marketing and merchandising, of its San Diego-based Revelyst Precision Sports Technology platform, which includes golf technology brands Foresight Sports, Bushnell Golf and PinSeeker. Buntz’s marketing posts have included CMO at the Gemological Institute of America; VP, global brand marketing at TaylorMade Golf Company; and senior director, integrated sales & marketing at ESPN. He was most recently general manager at OGIO, a manufacturer of bags and backpacks. At Revelyst, Buntz will work to help the brands within the platform elevate and solidify their leadership position in key categories. He will also oversee retail and e-commerce merchandising. “Mark is a brand builder at heart with a deep appreciation for both performance and storytelling,” said Revelyst Precision Sports Technology general manager and president Jeff Foster.
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| Deena O'Brien |
PJM Interconnection, an organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, names Deena O’Brien senior director of corporate communications. O’Brien previously served as director of corporate communications at Johnson & Johnson. Before that, she led the external communications team at W.L. Gore & Associates. At PJM Interconnection, O’Brien will have responsibility for external and internal communications, creative services, PJM’s online presence, and service delivery for external and internal conferences and meetings. “Deena brings deep experience in the energy, technology and regulatory sectors with a proven record of communicating effectively with stakeholders and the public,” said PJM Interconnection SVP–corporate client services Nora Swimm.
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
Nick Mammano, who was president/CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, has rejoined Mercury Public Affairs as a managing director in its Saddle Brook office.
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.
