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| Kathryn Condon |
Vanguard brings on former Fidelity EVP Kathryn Condon as global CMO, effective in January. She will succeed Colin Kelton, who is retiring after 36 years with the firm, including the last eight years as CMO. At Fidelity, Condon led the company’s consumer marketing and enterprise marketing functions. Before joining Fidelity in 2012, Condon served as SVP, segment marketing at Bank of America and was a senior manager at Accenture. She has deep expertise in brand strategy, digital marketing, customer experience, and modern marketing transformation. At Vanguard, Condon will work with managing director of advice and wealth management Joanna Rotenberg to establish a new advice & wealth management division.
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| Graham Wincott |
The Houston Dynamo Football Club appoints Graham Wincott as CMO. Wincott joins HDFC from the Phoenix Suns, where he most recently served as VP of brand marketing. He was previously senior director of marketing for the Denver Nuggets. In his new post, Wincott will oversee communications, social media, creative content, digital marketing, advertising, retail and fan engagement for the Dynamo, Dash (the organization’s NWSL team) and Shell Energy Stadium. “His unique background in diverse markets and familiarity with our global city will help us elevate our storytelling and brand visibility before, during and after the FIFA World Cup in 2026,” said HDFC president of business operations Jessica O’Neill.
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| (L-R) Christine Williamson, Jessika Parry |
Greenough Communications promotes Christine Williamson to EVP. Previously a VP at the firm, Williamson will continue to shape integrated strategy across the agency's core sectors. She has also played a pivotal role in scaling the agency’s Marka+ AI Visibility Reports. Jessika Parry has been promoted from VP to SVP and head of brand marketing, continuing to lead the agency's brand strategy and creative services practice. “For nearly 15 years, Christine has helped shape how our clients in technology, healthcare, life sciences, and the climate transition communicate their most consequential moments. Jessika has built a differentiated brand strategy and creative practice. Their early vision and adoption of how AI would reshape brand discovery, their fearless approach to thought leadership, and their commitment to developing the teams around them are exactly why our clients trust us and why this leadership team is so well positioned for continued growth.” Nikki Festa O’Brien, CEO at Greenough Communications.
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
