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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.
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Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications.
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
