With 99% of the U.S. population aware of the brand, Jarratt, the convenience-store retailer’s CMO since 2019, knows that growth will be fueled by driving brand consideration and relevancy. This has meant dialing up the brand’s energy and imagery, including launching “Take it to Eleven,” the biggest campaign in the company’s history, and one contributing to 6% same-store sales growth. Read more here!
Abi Salami shares her inevitable path from corporate finance to painting her world. Abi Salami can’t remember life without art. As a child, she recalls being in love with crayons and markers. After receiving her first set of watercolors, she ventured into copying cartoons to express her creativity. Read more here!
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced senior executive leadership changes as part of its robust succession management process. Effective immediately, Lance Loeffler (CFO), MBA ’04, will assume the role of senior vice president of the Company’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) region. Read more here!
MyLand Company, LLC (“MyLand”), a soil health company, announced today that Matt Kessel, MBA ’11, has joined the company as vice president of operations, environmental health, and safety. Matt will oversee MyLand’s in-field service operations in their current locations in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas and will build their presence nationally, as well as outline and implement safety programs throughout the organization. Read more here!
Awardco, the employee recognition, and rewards company that drives behavior and builds culture through value-driven recognition announced today that John Richards, MBA ’14, a 26-year veteran in the world of finance, has joined the team as the new CFO. He enters Awardco at a time of accelerating growth, including a new philanthropic endeavor called Goodness Grants and expansion into the EU and U.K. alongside its partner, Amazon Business. Read more here!
Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP), a strategic technology solutions partner, announces Jocelyn Sexton, MBA ’14, an experienced marketing and communications leader for engineering and technology solutions has joined the company as vice president of marketing. Sexton now leads the GAP marketing team, dispersed across the U.S. and Costa Rica, with a focus on demand generation, brand awareness, communication, sales enablement, and recruitment. Read more here!
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., a company building world-class space simulation and analytics products to accelerate space sustainability, today announced that Erin Defossé, MBA ’98, is joining the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Defossé will lead the commercialization of the company’s technologies and ensure its continued development and growth. Read more here!
On April 25, 2022, Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc announced the appointment of Lindsey Jensen, BBA ’04, as the chief financial officer. Ms. Jensen, age 39, initially joined the company as senior director, finance and operations controller in September 2019 and subsequently held the role of vice president for finance, sales, and operations until her appointment as chief financial officer. Read more here!
Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) announced that Josh Friedman, MBA ’03, has been named Chief Product Officer, effective April 18, 2022. Friedman brings multi-decade, extensive experience in strategic, digital, and product leadership roles to Blue Apron. Read more here!
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