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Microsoft Exec Elisa Steele Joins Jive Software as EVP of Strategy.

Jive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: JIVE) appointed Elisa Steele Executive Vice President of Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer. Elisa had been Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Consumer Applications and Services at Microsoft. Previously Elisa had been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Yahoo! (prnewswire)

Disney Exec Karin Timpone made Global Marketing Officer at Marriott International.

Marriott International, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: MAR) appointed Karin Timpone Global Marketing Officer. Karin had been Senior Vice President, product strategy and marketing for Disney ABC Digital Media. Before Disney, Karin had been with Yahoo! as Head of Marketing for Yahoo!'s media portfolio. (prnewswire)

Robin Domeniconi made Chief Marketing Officer at "Rue La La".

Rue La La, the shopping destination, appointed Robin Domeniconi Chief Marketing Officer. Robin had been Chief Brand Officer at the ELLE Group, and is a former Vice President of Advertising Sales, Marketing, and Publishing at Microsoft. (prnewswire)

Dawn Taubin made Chief Marketing Officer at DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks Animation (Nasdaq DWA) appointed Dawn Taubin Chief Marketing Officer. Dawn had been President of Marketing for Warner Bros. See prnewswire press release.

Lauren Flaherty made Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at CA Technologies

CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) appointed Lauren P. Flaherty Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Lauren had been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Juniper Networks. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Blair Christie, Chief Marketing Officer at Cisco Systems, Talks about How to Build Your Brand.

Don't be fooled by the New Report which shows Women Gaining Jobs. Great Jobs for Women are Few and Far Between.

Don't be fooled by the new report which shows women gaining jobs. "The Labor Department said Friday that the economy added 175,000 jobs in May, with nearly half going to women". The problem is that half of the job growth for women so far in 2013 was in low-wage positions. At Newsonwomen, I have seen this in spades, searching day after day for good jobs being given to women by big companies and finding only half the number I found last year, a huge and disappointing drop. As we celebrate (or should I say mourn) the 50th anniversary of the equal pay act, women are still being paid less than men. Solutions are closer today than ever before but require action on the part of companies. It's not going to just happen.

I'll continue to post recent job appointments and hope companies will start appointing more women. Here are a few:

Specialty retailer The Wet Seal, Inc. appointed Lesli Gilbert Executive Vice President, Stores and Operations. Lesli had been SVP of Stores at The Talbots

Coty Inc., the global beauty company, appointed Catherine Walsh Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications.

iJento, the customer intelligence technology company, appointed Paige O’Neill Chief Marketing Officer.

The Paley Center for Media appointed Diane Lewis Executive Vice President of Programming and Maureen Reidy Chief Marketing Officer.

United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) appointed Christine S. Breves Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer.

Drillinginfo Inc. appointed Maria Carballosa Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer.

 

 

Jennifer Leitman made Senior Vice President Marketing & Creative Services for "Great American Country".

Scripps Networks Interactive appointed Jennifer Leitman Senior Vice President marketing & creative services for their lifestyle network, Great American Country. Jennifer had been Vice President, Marketing & Creative Services for Scripps’ Home category. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

StudioVox CEO Amanda Singerland Creates an Online Network for Creative Professionals.

Amanda Singlerland, CEO and Co-Founder of StudioVox - the online platform that puts creative professionals, creative companies, creative agencies as well as fans all in one place, started her company when she realized there was no central platform to help creative people manage fans, collaborate on projects, and get noticed! "There’s a growing need for creative solutions to make businesses, products, services, and individuals stand out," says Amanda. "As a society we are becoming more visually dependent, more story dependent, and more digitally dependent. Messaging, whether it be through images, video, multimedia material or the written word, needs to be more creative and to cut through the clutter to reach its intended audience." Amanda believes free lance creative work is the wave of the future. "More and more we’re becoming a freelance economy," says Amanda. "People are working as consultants or on a project-by-project basis, people who can work from any location on earth from their laptop or mobile device, not to mention, working for clients any place on the planet at any given time. These trends are driving the creative job sector." Learn more about StudioVox.

Lisa Bacus made Global Chief Marketing Officer at Cigna.

Cigna Corporation appointed Lisa Bacus Global Chief Marketing Officer. Lisa, who holds an MBA from Duke, had been Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at American Family Insurance. Read more in the Business Wire press release. Meet Lisa:

Kristy Stromberg made Senior Vice President of Marketing at Simply Hired.

Simply Hired appointed Kristy Stromberg Senior Vice President of Marketing. Kristy had been with Intuit, and before working at Intuit, held marketing positions at Yahoo! and Compaq. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Abby Kohnstamm made Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Pitney Bowes.

Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) appointed Abby F. Kohnstamm Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Abby is a former Chief Marketing Officer of IBM. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Maria Veltre made SVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Fifth Third Bancorp.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) appointed Maria Veltre Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Maria had been Managing Director and Chief Marketing Officer for Small Business at Citibank. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Social Media and Women - Citi understands the Value of Women - Linda Descano, CEO of Citi's Women & Co uses LinkedIn to Build Relationships.

SocialFlow, whose CEO is Missy Godfrey, raised $10 million in Series B funding.

SocialFlow, the social media marketing company whose CEO is Missy Godfrey, raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Fairhaven Capital. Prior to SocialFlow, Missy had been a Managing Director of North Sea Partners, and before that held executive positions at Primedia, Worth, Hearst and American Express Publishing. Read more about the deal on techcrunch.com.

Dee Anna McPherson Made Vice President of Marketing at Hootsuite.

Hootsuite appointed Dee Anna McPherson Vice President of Marketing. Dee Anna had been Vice President of Marketing at Yammer. Read more in the marketwire press release.

NewsonWomen reports Jody Bilney Made SVP and Chief Consumer Officer at Humana.

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), the health and well-being company, appointed Jody Bilney Senior Vice President and Chief Consumer Officer. Jody had been Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer for Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Sharon Rothstein Made Global Chief Marketing Officer at Starbucks.

Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) appointed Sharon Rothstein Global Chief Marketing Officer. Sharon had been Senior Vice President of Marketing at Sephora. read more in the Business Wire press release.

Tamra Lichtman Made Chief Marketing Officer at Online Music Distributor TuneCore

TuneCore, the online music distributor, appointed Tamra Lichtman Chief Marketing Officer. Tamra, who holds an MBA from Harvard, has extensive marketing experience having worked on brands like clorox and recently served as Chief Marketing Officer at Shutterstock. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Rachel Wintner Made Vice President of Sales at TotallyHer Media.

TotallyHer Media, Evolve Media Corp.’s women’s lifestyle publishing group, appointed Rachel Wintner Vice President of Sales. Rachel had been VP of Sales at Glam Media, and before that had been Associate Publisher of Style.com at CondeNast Publications. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Marta Martinez Head of Sales Strategy & Operations at AOL Advertising

AOL Advertising appointed Marta Martinez Head of Sales Strategy & Operations. Marta had been Senior Vice President Business Development & Operations and Chief Marketing Officer at MediaMath. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Carla Hendra Made Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather's Worldwide Board.

Ogilvy & Mather appointed Carla Hendra Vice Chairman of its Worldwide Board. Carla is Chairman of OgilvyRED, the agency's global strategy and innovation practice. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Another Fortune 500 company commits to women! Levi Strauss appoints Jill Beraud, former Pepsi Exec and now CEO of "Living Proof", to its Board of Directors.

Levi Strauss & Co., ranked #496 in the Fortune 500 (just made it!), appointed Jill Beraud to its Board of Directors. Jill is Chief Executive Officer of Living Proof. Jill had previously been President of the Starbucks/Lipton Joint Ventures and Global Chief Marketing Officer at PepsiCo. Read more in the Business Wire press release. Another Fortune 500 company commits to women!

Deanie Elsner Made Chief Marketing Officer at Kraft Foods.

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) appointed Deanie Elsner Chief Marketing Officer. Deanie, who holds an MBA from University of Chicago, had been President of Kraft's Beverages business, which includes brands like Maxwell House coffee, Kool-Aid, and Capri Sun. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Sheila Dahlgren Made Chief Marketing Officer at Kaazing.

Kaazing, the live web and mobile communication platform, appointed Sheila Dahlgren Chief Marketing Officer. Sheila had co-founded Scene7, which was acquired by Adobe and was with Adobe for four years before joining Kaazing. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Judy Hu Made Chief Marketing Officer for BNY Mellon.

BNY Mellon appointed Judy L. Hu Chief Marketing Officer. Judy had been Global Executive Director of Advertising and Branding at General Electric. At GE, Judy was key in the GE campaigns of "Imagination at Work" and "ecomagination."Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Erika Nardini Made Vice President, Head of Marketing Solutions for AOL Advertising.

AOL Inc. appointed Erika Nardini as Vice President, Head of Marketing Solutions for AOL Advertising. Erika had been Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Demand Media. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Judith Bitterli Made Senior Vice President of Marketing at AVG Technologies.

AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG) appointed Judith Bitterli Senior Vice President of Marketing. Judith had been Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at RealNetworks. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Susan Chenoweth Scarth Made Senior Vice President of Marketing at Ellie Mae

Ellie Mae® (NYSE: ELLI), a provider of enterprise level on-demand automated solutions for the residential mortgage industry, appointed Susan Chenoweth Scarth Senior Vice President of Marketing. Susan had been in executive global marketing positions at software companies including Jigsaw/Salesforce.com, Taleo, and Commerce One. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Marise Kumar Made Senior Vice President of Strategy at Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., (NYSE: LOW) appointed Marise Kumar Senior Vice President of Strategy and Modeling. Marise had been the Chief Customer Experience Officer and Chief Marketing Officer for Best Buy. Read more in the Business Wire press release.