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| Ziad Ojakli |
TikTok, which is working to complete a deal separating its U.S. assets from parent ByteDance, names Ziad Ojakli head of public policy for the Americas, effective Dec. 1. Ziad joins TikTok from Boeing, where he served as EVP, government operations. His previous positions include managing partner and SVP at SoftBank Group, group VP at Ford Motor Company, and chief liaison to the U.S Senate for President George W. Bush. Michael Beckerman, who is currently TikTok’s public policy chief, is planning to leave his position and move into a global advisory role.
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| Heather Crowell |
PPR Capital Management, a private equity real estate investment firm, brings on Gregory EVP Heather Crowell as CMO. At Gregory, Crowell guided publicly traded and private companies through transformational initiatives, developed investor engagement strategies, and built marketing and communications teams. She was previously an EVP at real estate company PREIT where she led all marketing and communications activities. In this strategic role, Crowell will lead PPR's efforts to strengthen its market positioning and expand awareness of its differentiated investment platform. “Her background in real estate, deep understanding of investor dynamics, and proven track record in enhancing visibility across multiple channels will be instrumental as we scale PPR's fundraising engine and broaden our audience of accredited investors and institutional partners," said PPR Capital Management CEO Steve Mayer.’’
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| Steve Blackford |
PrivacyHawk, a consumer AI super-agent for personal data protection and automated privacy management, appoints Steve Blackford as CMO. Blackford was most recently senior director, customer acquisition at cyber safety company LifeLock. At PrivacyHawk, he will lead all brand, growth and customer-engagement efforts. “His experience in scaling modern consumer-businesses and deep understanding of the privacy landscape will be instrumental as we rapidly expand our mission to give people control over their data,” said PrivacyHawk CEO Aaron Mendes.
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
