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| Lauren Pecchia |
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications. Before joining Lionsgate as VP, corporate communications in 2022, Pecchia was manager, corporate communications at William Morris Endeavor and an account executive at freuds. Earlier in her career, she handled publicity at CBS Films. Pecchia helps spearhead Lionsgate’s corporate media relations strategy and initiatives, executive communications, employee communications and preparation for quarterly Board of Directors presentations and earnings calls. “She combines a strong grasp of our fast-changing business environment with a remarkable work ethic, and she is well liked and highly regarded by her Lionsgate and media colleagues alike,” said Lionsgate chief communications officer Peter Wilkes.
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| Liza Burnett Fefferman |
Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president, Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position. Fefferman will build and lead a centralized communications and marketing organization across Anonymous Content’s divisions. three verticals. Her scope of work will include shaping and elevating the brand narrative, driving integrated marketing strategies and expanding global partnerships. “Liza is a force—so many trusted colleagues recommended her, and it became immediately clear why,” said Anonymous Content president and CEO Darren Walker. “She’s a big thinker, strategic powerhouse and exceptionally resolute in setting the highest bar.
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| Ryan Grab |
Legacy Motor Club, a NASCAR Cup Series auto racing team owned by seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and Knighthead Capital Management, brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications. Grab joins Legacy from Major League Volleyball, where he had been SVP, marketing & communications since 2023. Before that, he led communications for mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA. In his new post, Grab will oversee Legacy’s integrated marketing, digital, brand development and communications functions.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
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.
