 Carey Tarbell |
 Mike Marker |
FleishmanHillard specialty brand VOX Global has promoted Carey Tarbell to general manager and Mike Marker to managing director. Before joining VOX Global in 2007, Tarbell served as executive director of National Journal’s Policy Council and spent more than 13 years at Powell Tate|Weber Shandwick. Her new responsibilities will include overall management and growth of the firm. Marker, who was a founding member of VOX, has served as a lead crisis counselor and media trainer at the firm. His new role will entail oversight of VOX’s field offices and team, directing strategy, business development and culture.
 Leah Knepper |
French | West | Vaughan has promoted three executives to VP. Leah Knepper, who has been with the firm since 2012, and an associate VP since March 2015, now oversees FWV’s travel & tourism practice, Brad Grantham, who joined FWV last year, is in charge of the firm’s technology, healthcare, crisis communications and media training practices. Scott Palmer, now VP/digital and social media, previously held the position of social media manager.
 René Carpenter |
Ulliance, Troy, Mich-based human resource services provider, hired René Carpenter as director of marketing. Prior to Ulliance, Carpenter was corporate communications manager at Kapnick Insurance Group in Adrian, Mich. In her new role, she's responsible for the development and execution of Ulliance’s strategic marketing plan. “We believe she will be instrumental in guiding our staff to consistently communicate the unique programs and services Ulliance brings to current clients and those we look forward to serving,” said Deanna Hatmaker, senior VP-development and strategic performance.
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.
The Pollack Group brings on John Cheng as creative director and Daniel Chou as director of digital strategy... Baretz+Brunelle, an advisory firm that works with legal industry businesses, brings on Daniel Gilfarb, as a senior managing director in its talent practice.... Prophet names Mat Zucker, who has served as interim CMO for the past two years, to the full-time CMO position.
Kelli Parsons, CEO of Hill & Knowlton, will take the helm of Avoq on February 1.
FGS Global has recruited Susan Ho, a veteran of Standard Chartered Bank and Brunswick Group, for the Asia chair position, a newly created post. 
Cognito appoints Felice Tobin managing director of its New York business. She was most recently general manager for Cognito Asia and managing director of its Hong Kong office... Spectrio, a company that provides digital signage, interactive kiosks, audience measurement and in-store media, brings on Steve Gilbert as VP of marketing... Hart, a Toledo, OH-based brand transformation agency, promotes Marc Paulenich from president to CEO. 
