 Jamie Allen |
Didit hired Jamie Allen to be general manager of its automotive marketing division. Allen joins from Newsday Media Group, where he was most recently VP of major retail sales/automotive sales, print/digital. While at Newsday, he developed a multimedia automotive portal featuring search technology to connect buyers with franchise dealerships. “With an impressive range of capabilities, Jamie’s combined skillsets, business acumen and devotion to his work will allow him to serve as an integral leader in taking our auto marketing division to the next level,” said Dave Pasternack, Didit CEO.
 John Mahoney |
Hotwire named John Mahoney to the newly created position of chief client officer. Previously VP, client partner at Sapient Razorfish, Mahoney managed integrated communications and marketing campaigns for such global accounts as HP Enterprise and Visa. He will be part of Hotwire’s global leadership team. The agency has also promoted John Brown to group SVP for strategy and innovation and has moved Sahana Jayaraman up to the position of EVP and global head of Hotwire’s Digital Brand Lab.
 Jenna Brossman |
J. Walcher Communications promoted Jenna Brossman from senior account executive to integrated marketing communications manager, a new position at the agency. Brossman joined JWC in 2013, and has worked with clients in areas including retail, real estate, associations and nonprofits. Before joining the agency, she was an account executive at Cook + Schmid. At JWC, she manages a wide variety of full-service clients by collaborating with and overseeing staff and partners in implementing integrated marketing campaigns.
 Mark Scheets |
Mason, Inc. is bolstering its digital and interactive capabilities with the hiring of Mark Scheets, John Boison and Cliff Huzienga. Scheets is joining the firm as digital strategy and analytics manager. He comes to Mason from Basement Systems, Inc., where he was an SEO specialist. Boison, who was an IT team manager at ConnectiCon, is coming on as a search marketing analyst and Huzienga, who was creative director at Time to Save, joins the agency as a web developer.
DGA Group has added Hilton alum Jonas Neihardt as a senior advisor to bolster its hospitality, travel and tourism offering.
Ed Harnaga, who most recently served as SVP, chief marketing and communications officer at Pfizer, joins Vantage Data Centers, which provides hyperscale data center campuses, in the chief marketing and communications officer spot.
Lucas Public Affairs, a Sacramento-based firm, adds Sallie Poggi, who has worked at both FleishmanHillard and APCO, as a VP. Most recently, Poggi was chief communications officer at the University of the Pacific... Allied Universal, a security and facility services company, brings on Melissa Butler as VP of communications. She was at Burson... Talk Shop Media, a firm that operates in Canada and the U.S., specializing in PR, corporate communications and social media, promotes Stuart Martin to managing director of its U.S West Coast operations.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Madeleine Boyd SVP, global brand communications. Most recently, she served as global SVP, beauty & wellness at Together Group... Cohen & Steers, a global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, names Erik Schneberger as EVP, chief marketing officer... CooperVision, a contact lens company, brings on former Bayer VP Brenda Raphael as VO of marketing, Americas.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
