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| John McDonald |
HSBC tabs UBS group CMO John McDonald to serve as its global CMO, a newly created position, effective October 1. Before joining UBS in 2023, McDonald served as SVP, global integrated marketing and communications at Mastercard. He previously was co-founder of xCheck, a platform that automatically updates airline prices, and has held senior posts at Digitas North America, WPP, British Airways and Ogilvy. At HSBC, McDonald will oversee HSBC’s marketing, branding and client engagement for international wealth and premier banking business as well as for corporate and institutional banking. “We are excited to welcome John whose depth and range of experience will be invaluable—not only as we increase our focus on wealth, but as we accelerate growth, increase market share and build an even more distinctive brand,” said HSBC CEO of international wealth and premier banking Barry O’Byrne.
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| Jordan Whichard |
NP Strategy hires Jordan Whichard, who was chief deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Commerce under governors Roy Cooper and Josh Stein, as VP of its Raleigh office. Whichard was previously Cooper’s director of Intergovernmental affairs, and he has served in a range of posts with the Democratic National Committee and in the Obama administration. "Jordan's deep understanding of government affairs and economic development at state and federal levels will be a tremendous asset to our team's services in North Carolina and beyond," said NP Strategy CEO Amanda Loveday.
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| Kayla Shaw |
French/West/Vaughan brings on Kayla Shaw as social media manager. Shaw comes to FWV from Raleigh-based marketing firm Chair 8. Before that, she was a content producer at Live Oak Communications. She has developed social campaigns for brands in retail, food & beverage and real estate. The agency has also hired Sadie Buxton as a social media specialist, working with clients in travel & tourism, pet care and consumer goods, and Evan Ivey as paid media coordinator. FWV Chairman & CEO Rick French said that the hires “will help us drive fresh ideas and deliver exceptional results for our clients.”
Christina Hoggatt, who has directed strategic communications for the U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force, joins HawkEye360, a provider of domain awareness and early-warning indicators to the U.S. Government and allied partners, as SVP, global communications.
Lark-Marie Antón, chief communications and brand officer at USA TODAY Co. (formerly Gannett), has joined Authentic Brands Group as CCO.
Katie Cronen, who spent nearly 16 years at maslansky + partners,
Reputation Advisors International brings on Loreley Maldonado, founder and CEO of Mexico City-based Eje Comunicación, as its newest member... Phoenix Children's, one of the nation's largest pediatric health systems, brings on Kevin Snyder as VP of marketing & communications... Motive, an AI platform for physical operations, names Andrew Bennett CMO.
Andrew Sinclair, who spent nine years at ExxonMobil, has joined Dallas-based Empower lithium producer as chief public and government relations officer.
