 Karen Addis |
GLA Communications recruited Karen Addis from Van Eperen for the senior VP slot responsible for raising the visibility of the shop in Washington and nationwide. She'll also look for opportunities to form strategic partnerships and provide senior-level strategic counsel and service.
 Jennifer Brantley |
MP&F Public Relations named Jennifer Brantley, one-time student intern, partner. Brantley, who became senior VP in 2011 has has worked with clients BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, West Tennessee Healthcare, Colonial Pipeline and national home décor retailer Kirkland’s. “Jennifer’s deep knowledge and contacts within the community have made her a valuable and productive member of our team,” said David Fox, MP&F managing partner.
Ambassador Chicago, a boutique hotel managed by Journal Hotels, hired Elvira Skomorowska as director of sales and marketing. Skomorowska comes to the Ambassador from Chicago hotel The Blackstone, where she was associate director of sales. In her new role, she will be responsible for sales strategy, marketing, public relations and managing the hotel’s brand positioning.
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.
Evan Shenkman, who has 25 years of law firm experience, is now a partner at professional services firm Baretz+Brunelle. He helped design and implement the first generative AI product for legal professionals.
Accenture brings on Emma Chalwin as CMO, effective Oct. 1. Chalwin joins Accenture from Workday, where she also served as CMO, with responsibility for building the brand and driving customer demand in markets around the world... The Vitamin Shoppe appoints Kimberley Gardiner EVP, chief marketing and growth officer. She joins from Tractor Supply Company... Fluent, a provider of commerce media solutions, names Jeanniey Walden as CMO.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
