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| Aaron McLear |
Open AI names former Edelman US chair, public affairs Aaron McLear as VP, communications. McLear most recently served as senior counsel at Bully Pulpit International. Before that, he was VP, communications and analytics at self-driving vehicle manufacturer Cruise and director of corporate, internal and production communications at Uber. From 2007 to 2011 he was press secretary for the office of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and he also held senior communications posts with the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign. According to the Financial Times, OpenAI plans to produce its first artificial intelligence chip next year in partnership with U.S. semiconductor giant Broadcom.
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| Monica Trauzzi |
The Smart Electric Power Alliance, a 501(c)(3) organization with over 1,000 members that drives collaboration across the electric power industry to accelerate the transition to a clean, affordable and resilient electricity system for all, appoints Monica Trauzzi as CCO. Trauzzi joins SEPA from Invariant where, as a senior director, she developed and executed integrated communications and sustainability strategies for Fortune 100 companies and startups. Before that, she led external communications and climate finance strategy at the Nuclear Energy Institute. In her new role, Trauzzi will direct SEPA’s marketing, brand and external communications strategies, and lead the Public Utilities Fortnightly team at SEPA. “Monica is a dynamic communicator whose career has been dedicated to elevating energy conversations at the highest levels,” said SEPA president & CEO Sheri Givens. “As SEPA’s Chief Communications Officer, she will sharpen our brand and amplify our voice across the industry.”
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| Debbie Umbach |
M-Files, an AI-native document management system, brings on Debbie Umbach as CMO. Umbach was most recently CMO of Own, a data resilience, compliance and security solutions company that was acquired by Salesforce in February. She previously held senior global marketing leadership roles at Dynatrace and Bitsight. M-Files recently become the first document management vendor to offer native Microsoft 365 capabilities. “Her deep expertise across the entire marketing lifecycle, from building growth engines to elevating global brand presence, comes at a pivotal moment for M-Files,” said M-Files CEO Jay Bhatt.
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
