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| Lisa Foley |
The Brand House Collective, a portfolio of home and family brands that includes Kirkland's Home and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.'s Bed Bath & Beyond Home, Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy Baby and Overstock, appoints Lisa Foley as CMO. Foley previously served as VP, head of marketing and ecommerce at Kirkland’s, which was rebranded as The Brand House earlier this year. She was most recently VP of marketing at online boutique Pink Lily, and has also served as senior director, brand marketing at Crate & Barrel. At Brand House, Foley is responsible for advancing the company’s omnichannel marketing strategy, customer engagement and brand performance across all its brands. “She brings strategic vision and operational focus to every part of the marketing discipline—connecting insights, messaging and execution to strengthen brand relevance and drive profitable growth,” said The Brand House CEO Amy Sullivan.
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| Jim Wunderman |
California Forever, a real estate development corporation, names Bay Area Council president and CEO Jim Wunderman head of public affairs. Before coming on board at the Bay Area Council in 2004, Wunderman was SVP, external affairs at Providian Financial Corporation. He also served as chief of staff to former San Francisco mayor Frank M. Jordan. “He’s been a tireless advocate for expanding opportunity, revitalizing manufacturing, and ensuring that Northern California continues to lead the world in innovation," said California Forever founder and CEO Jan Sramek. California Forever has purchased over 50,000 acres of farmland in southeastern Solano County in hopes of building a new walkable city with up to 400,000 residents there. Investors in the project include Reid Hoffman, Laurene Powell Jobs and the California investment firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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| Jordan Saxemard |
Sol de Janeiro, a beauty brand that is part of the L’Occitane Group, brings on Jordan Saxemard as global chief marketing & digital officer. Saxemard was most recently CMO at audio equipment manufacturer Sonos. Before that, he was president for the Americas and EMEA at Dyson, and VP of marketing for Coty’s luxury division. At Sol de Janeiro, Saxemard is responsible for leading global brand and product marketing, communications, digital and consumer engagement strategy. “Jordan brings a rare mix of analytical rigor, creative vision and global experience," said Sol de Janeiro CEO and co-founder Heela Yang. “He has proven throughout his career that he can grow brands that are both emotionally resonant and commercially powerful.”
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.
