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| Andrew Springate |
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO. Springate comes to Horizon from Keurig Dr Pepper, where he served as CMO, overseeing brand strategy and marketing activation for more than 125 brands. He has also served on the board of directors and as vice chair of the American Beverage Association. In his new position, Springate will lead marketing, innovation, consumer insights & analytics, and research & development for Horizon and will partner with the sales team to drive accelerated brand growth. "His deep and proven experience building strong brands and creating highly engaged and focused teams positions him to be a fantastic and high-impact leader at Horizon Family Brands," said Horizon Family Brands CEO Tyler Holm.
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| Lisa Marie Ferrell |
Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70,000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing. Ferrell was most recently chief communications officer at North Carolina State University. She has also served as CMO for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Wake Tech, Ferrell will lead and shape the college's integrated communications and marketing strategy. "Lisa Marie is an accomplished and experienced communications and marketing professional and brings extensive experience to this role from both higher education and corporate settings. She also has very strong connections to the Wake County community,” said Wake Tech president Scott Ralls.
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| (L-R) Martin Coomber, Tom Howells, Meg Farquhar |
Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York). Farquhar, who will lead a 20-person creative team in Chicago working with clients including Ferrara, Grubhub, McDonald’s, Verizon, and Walmart, has served as lead creative for Schaff, ECD for DDB, and chief creative officer for Ogilvy Canada. Howells, who will work with clients including Actian, Ferrero, Sanrio and recent additions Arm, Ltd. and Nissin, previously served as head of strategy at United Entertainment Group and VP, strategy and planning at Edelman. Coomber, who will focus on organically growing current client accounts and emphasizing new business and creative outputs, was previously head of strategy as VCCP. "These three leaders have track records we couldn't ignore—award-winning creative, strategic work for global brands, and a history of building teams that deliver,” said Golin North America co-president Dawn Langeland.
Chelsey Thomas, who was a VP at Booz Allen Hamilton and a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is joining defense technology company AEVEX as VP of government affairs.
Finn Partners has named Fahlgren Mortine veteran Marty McDonald as managing partner and head of its new Columbus office.
The Next Solutions Group names Michelle Agnew as VP, reputation and issues management. Agnew joins NSG from The Coca-Cola Company, where she was director of strategic communications... Nebius, which works with startups and enterprises building AI products, agents and services, appoints Lindsey Irvine as CMO... Zeta Global, an intelligent AI infrastructure company, names Leah Pope CMO and Candace Dean chief communications officer.
SiriusXM recruits Paramount Pictures EVP, global communications Jenny Tartikoff to serve as SVP and head of communications, effective August 10.
West of Fairfax, which is in Los Angeles, appoints Scott Mallone as president. Mallone joins the agency from SHFT Labs... Codeword ups Brandon Carter to SVP, head of strategy... JOTO PR Disruptors names Nick Westcott head of establishment, working to improve coordination across departments, and helping each part of the agency operate with greater clarity, consistency and readiness for scale. 
