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Gabie Kur
Elise Bishop
Adrienne Schafer
Shelbi Warner
Alex MunsonBAM Communications of San Diego hired Gabie Kur to serve as New York GM. Kur, who previously led New York City-based accounts for marketing agency Codeword, will be responsible for driving BAM’s growth on the East Coast while leading strategy for several of its key accounts. “I look forward to Gabie’s leadership to help us scale as we continue to expand both our presence and expertise,” said Beck Bamberger, CEO/founder of BAM.
Ground Floor Media, and sister agency, CenterTable, added Elise Bishop as director-communications, Adrienne Schafer as director-social media and digital strategy, and Shelbi Warner as director-finance. Bishop comes to GFM from DanoneWave (formerly WhiteWave Foods), where she was a communications specialist. In her new role, she will create and implement communications programs for clients. Schafer joins the CenterTable team following stints as an instructional designer at Twitter and director of program innovation at MyLifeLine.org Cancer Foundation. Warner most recently oversaw the accounting department for multiple Massage Envy clinics and served as controller for Novarus Capital Group. “Bringing on Elise, Adrienne and Shelbi in three very different, yet strategic, roles helps ensure that we stay at the forefront of industry trends,” said Ramonna Robinson, president of GroundFloor Media and co-founder of CenterTable.
505 Games tapped Alex Munson as PR & events manager. Munson comes to 505 from Rogers & Cowan, where he was an account supervisor, working with such clients as Hasbro, You Tube/Google, Kabam Games and Sony Pictures. In his new role, he will be responsible for executing domestic and international publicity in support of 505 Games titles on platforms including Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Wii, mobile, PC and VR.
The Walt Disney Company names Asad Ayaz to lead its newly established enterprise marketing and brand organization... Kaiser Permanente, which provides integrated healthcare services, is bringing on Beth Leonard as SVP and chief public affairs officer, effective Feb. 2. Leonard was most recently chief corporate affairs officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance... AIC Hotel Group, which operates such brands as Nobu Hotels, Hard Rock Hotels, AVA Resort and Spa and the UNICO Collection, hires Delia Osegueda as VP, global partnerships.
Sarah Knakmuhs, who formerly led H/Advisors Abernathy’s DC office, is joining the Financial Services Forum as chief communications and strategy officer.
Brian Hughes, chief of staff at NASA, has joined Mercury Public Affairs as a partner in its Tallahassee office.
Narrative Strategies brings on Stacia Tipton as managing director... Prosek Partners promotes Deirdre Bolton, Josh Clarkson and Jon Schwartz to partner... YAP Global, an international digital assets PR firm, promotes Otto Jacobsson, who has served as CFO of the firm since 2020, to CEO. 
Cindy Leggett-Flynn, who most recently led communications at Credit Suisse, is coming on board at Swiss multinational private bank and wealth management firm Julius Baer Group as group head of communications.
