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| Eric Wiedeke |
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions. Wiedeke comes to Infinite from Marina Maher Communications, where he served as SVP of talent. He has also been director of people operations at research company Delphi Digital and held senior HR posts at GCI Health and Healthcare Consultancy Group. In his new post, Wiedeke will oversee global talent strategy and operations, with a focus on aligning people initiatives with business needs. “Infinite has reached a critical juncture that requires the skills and expertise Eric has building high-performing teams and guiding organizations through rapid growth,” said Infinite CEO Jamie Diaferia. “He will be instrumental as we expand our service offerings and invest in the people and culture that define our firm.”
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| Kira Montgomery |
Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business. Montgomery joined Anomaly Toronto as head of comms strategy in 2022, building the office's comms strategy practice. She will work across the agency’s North American offices, working with strategy, creative and media teams to strengthen how the agency connects brand thinking to communications planning. "Kira finds the angle no one else is looking at," said Anomaly Toronto CEO Candace Borland. "When everyone's watching the obvious story, she's already building the strategy around what they're missing. Expanding her role was the easiest decision we've made."
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| Steven Holstein |
The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs. Holstein was most recently managing director and head of business development at Outcome Capital, advising founders, boards and investors on capital formation and strategic partnerships to advance life science and health care innovation. He has also held senior roles at MassMutual, Guardian and Fidelity Investments. As a member of Jackson Laboratory’s executive team, Holstein will lead a coordinated enterprise strategy across advancement, communications, marketing, and government and external affairs. “Steven brings the leadership to serve as a force multiplier, connecting our science to the relationships and resources that will accelerate that impact,” said Jackson Laboratory president and CEO Lon Cardon.
Unlock Health names Greg Walsh CEO. He joins the agency from Havas Media Network... The US Consumer Product Safety Commission appoints Steve Roney as director of the office of communications... Madison Capital Group, a Charlotte real estate investment and operating company, brings on Lacy Bradford as CMO.
Jim O’Leary, Weber Shandwick global president and North America CEO, has joined Penta Group, the DC corporate advisory, as CEO.
ROKK Solutions has named Amy Fox chief corporate communications officer to oversee its new corporate affairs unit.
Orchestra adds Andrew Bates and Kristen Orthman to its advisory practice. Both of them worked in the Biden administration... DeepIntent, a healthcare demand-side platform, appoints Ian Colley as CMO... Fanatics Commerce, a direct-to-consumer platform within sports apparel and fan gear company Fanatics, names Jamie Gersch CMO... Cboe Global Markets, a global markets operator and pioneer in equity derivatives, hires Julie Bauer as SVP, head of government relations.
August brings on Andrew Jarrell as a managing director in its New York office. Jarrell comes to the agency from Group Gordon, where he most recently served as chief strategy officer... PSD, which produces activewear and underwear worn by and made for professional athletes, hires Dan Harbison as SVP of marketing and Monica Lin as VP of brand marketing... UKG, an AI platform that combines HR, pay and workforce management, names Vitor De Souza chief communications officer. 
