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| (L-R) Shailagh Murray, Jonathanm Nabavi |
FanDuel Group, a company that offers sportsbook, daily fantasy sports, horse racing and online casino services, brings on Shailagh Murray as SVP of public affairs and Jonathan Nabavi as VP of federal affairs. Murray, who served as an advisor to President Obama and to Joe Biden during his term as VP, was most recently EVP for public affairs at Columbia University. She has also served as a political and correspondent at both the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. Nabavi was most recently VP, public policy and government affairs at the NFL. He was previously majority counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee and counsel to the House Oversight Committee. "Shailagh and Jon bring decades of experience navigating difficult policy issues in a thoughtful, collaborative manner,” said FanDuel president Christian Genetski. “We are confident they are the right leaders to work alongside key stakeholders to grow our industry responsibly and sustainably."
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| Michael Frohlich |
WPP tabs Michael Frohlich, who was most recently EMEA CEO at Weber Shandwick, to lead communications and public affairs effective next month, succeeding Chris Wade. At Weber Shandwick, Frohlich also served as global chief client & transformation officer. Before that, he was CEO at Ogilvy Group UK, which is part of WPP. Wade joined WPP as head of communication, EMEA in 2012 and subsequently held positions including group communications director and chief communications officer. He was previously group director of communications at Guardian Media Group. Frohlich assumes his new post following the announcement last month that WPP CEO Mark Read will be exiting the company at the end of the year.
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| Bradford Shellhammer |
1stDibs, an online marketplace for such vintage, antique and contemporary items as furniture, home décor, art and jewelry, hires Bradford Shellhammer as CMO and chief product officer. Shellhammer joins1stDibs from Rent the Runway, where he was chief product and marketing officer. He has also served as chief product officer at Reverb, which sells musical instruments online, and VP of buyer experience at eBay. Shellhammer will lead the 1stDibs product, marketing and customer support functions as well as overseeing product development efforts and the user experience. “His proven track record of scaling marketplaces and retailers, combined with his love for design, will bring tremendous experience to the executive team,” said 1stDibs CEO David Rosenblatt.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
