 Jeff Burnett |
W2O Group has appointed three senior execs in its Chicago office. Jeff Burnett has joined the company as practice leader, health and wellness; Donna Duncan has been hired as group director, healthcare; and Chuck Hemann has rejoined the firm as managing director, analytics. Burnett comes to W2O from Edelman, where he was an executive VP. At W2O, he will build out the firm’s offering in the health and wellness category. Duncan was previously a senior vp at Edelman, working with health and wellness clients. She will lead W2O Group’s integrated teams in delivering strategy-first campaigns that combine earned and paid media, influencers, partnerships and events. Hemann is returning to W2O from Intel, where he was director of digital analytics. He will lead W2O’s paid media and digital analytics offering. “The addition of Jeff and Donna strengthens our Healthcare Practice and offering, and Chuck’s expertise in digital marketing analytics will make our unparalleled offering in this area even stronger,” said Jim Weiss, founder and CEO of W2O Group.
 Panos Tzivanidis |
Richard Attias & Associates has added Panos Tzivanidis and Maureen Mitchell to its executive team. Tzivanidis, former director of events for the International Olympic Committee, is coming on as CEO and Maureen Mitchell, the former director of scheduling and operations for the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, will serve as chief of staff.
 Erin Will Morton |
CRD Associates has brought on Erin Will Morton as senior VP. Before coming to CRD, Morton was director of external affairs at the TB Alliance in New York City, where she managed advocacy and donor relations. In addition to handling CRD’s representation of the National Independent Laboratory Association and the American Association of Bioanalysts, Morton will head the firm’s global health practice, which will include working with product development partnerships on domestic and global health policy and advocacy.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
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.
