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Karen Lew BouchardRacepoint Global has appointed Karen Lew Bouchard, chief human resources officer, as its first chief operating officer. She expands global human resources duties to include technology services, marketing and new business development. Racepoint has also expanded the responsibilities of three staffers. Previous VP of human resources Kelly Houston takes on the title of VP, global talent management; RJ Bardsley becomes chief strategist in the global technology practice; and Anne Potts serves as executive vice president and managing director of global advertising.
Mark Solheim, who has been with Kiplinger’s Personal Finance since 1980, becomes editor on July 7. Solheim currently supervises the magazine's Money and Living sections. His other positions at the magazine have included automotive writer, managing editor and chief copy editor, as well as editor of Kiplinger.com. He succeeds Janet Bodnar, who is retiring. Bodnar will continue her “Money Smart Women” column, and serve as an ambassador of the magazine with speaking and media appearances.
Steven Cohen joins as VP at The Hawthorn Group, L.C. Cohen most recently served as a consultant to DDC Advocacy and The Advocacy Group on energy, defense and tax issues. He also worked on the 2016 re-election effort of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH).
The Animal Medical Center, a non-profit veterinary hospital in New York, has appointed Michelle Friedman as executive director of marketing and communications. She’s responsible for marketing, PR, social media, special events, branding initiatives and advertising. Friedman was account director at Marino PR.
Wilks Communications Group has added a foursome. Keriann Kwalik joins as senior group director from the Chicago office of Weber Shandwick, where she supported programs for Harley-Davidson, Campbell Soup Co. and “got milk?” Caroline Seume takes the senior account supervisor slot. She started at Edelman Digital and most recently was marketing director for BlitzLake Partners. Eric Nielsen signs on as digital solutions manager. At Charleston/Orwig, he handled Kerry Foods and Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition. April Janota joins as digital solutions director. She was at Lalich Resources, working on strategy consultation/ implementation, website management, SEO strategy, video marketing, media buying and analytics.
Ramiro Prudencio, who did a more than 25 year stint at Burson and its predecessor firms, has joined Brunswick Group as a partner in London.
Amy Edgy has joined Teneo as senior managing director and head of restructuring communications in its PR unit.
GCI Health brings on Eric Helgesen, who led digital transition and enterprise platform development at Weber Shandwick, as EVP, head of AI and innovation... Stanton Communications appoints Je’Coven Norwood as account director and Rida Dhanani as an account executive... Netflix hires the Walt Disney Company’s Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul as VP of television series communications... Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm, names Yusef Kassim as head of capital strategy and investor relations.
Former Racepoint Global president Bob Osmond has moved to Clarity Global, where he will be managing partner, North America.
Jennifer Bett Communications names Kara Kamenec VP of affiliate and influencer marketing... Mark Allen & Co. brings on Isaac Benjamin as VP and Stacey Richman as account director, both based in the firm’s New York office... Mark43, a cloud-native public safety operations platform, appoints Alison Durant as CMO.
