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| Karen Flaherty |
Spectrum Science appoints Karen Flaherty as CFO. Flaherty comes to Spectrum from Elligo Health Research, where she had been CFO since 2017. She previously led finance for PlantStrong, a lifestyle and consumer products brand. At Spectrum, Flaherty will oversee all aspects of financial strategy and operations, including budgeting, planning, accounting and compliance .“As we continue to scale and expand our impact across the life science industry, having a strong financial leader who can think strategically about growth eandnablement is essential,” said Spectrum Science president and chief commercial officer Amy Hutnik, who added that Flaherty “is already making an immediate impact as momentum continues to build in our business.”
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| VJ Carbone |
MUBI, a streaming service, production company and film distributor, names VJ Carbone VP of communications in the U.S., according to a report in Variety. Carbone joins MUBI from Amazon MGM Studios, where he was a publicity consultant. He previously managed publicity for foreign language films at Netflix and was VP, publicity at Focus Features. At MUBI, Carbone will oversee publicity for the company’s U.S. film campaigns and expanding U.S. presence, based in the company, based in the company’s New York office. “His experience, reputation, and passion for cinema make him an excellent addition to our team at a moment when supporting strong independent storytelling matters more than ever,” said MUBI SVP of communications Sophie Rhatigan.
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| Adrea Turner |
Georgetown University names Adrea Turner VP for government relations and community engagement, effective Jan. 5. Turner was most recently chief of staff in the office of the DC deputy mayor’s office for planning and economic development. She has also served as chief of staff at Urban Institute and director of strategic initiatives for the Greater Baltimore Committee. In her new role, Turner will lead the university’s engagement with the federal government, DC government and local community stakeholders. She will also help support relationships with other corporate, nonprofit partners and international partners. “Adrea has been a wonderful partner to work with from the mayor’s office, and we are excited for her to lead the team working to facilitate our engagement with the federal government and the city of Washington, DC, and its people,” said Joseph Ferrara, SVP for strategic engagement and senior advisor to the president at Georgetown.
Netflix has hired Instacart’s Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 12. She also handled communications at Zynga and MySpace.
Deborah Sierchio, who was at Coyne PR for over two decades, has moved to Krupp, where she is taking on the role of EVP, managing director.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
