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Patricia Perez-Ayala Made Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Avon Products.

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) appointed Patricia Perez-Ayala Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Brand & Category President. Patricia had been Vice President and General Manager, Eastern Europe at Procter & Gamble. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Nancy Loewe Made Chief Strategy Officer at Kimberly-Clark.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) appointed Nancy Loewe Chief Strategy Officer and Treasurer. Nancy is currently Vice President and Treasurer, and will remain Treasurer. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Linda Levy Made Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Perfumania Holdings.

Perfumania Holdings, Inc. appointment of Linda Levy Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Linda had been Vice President of Merchandise Marketing for Cosmetics and Fragrances at Macy’s. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Vicki Lins Made Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Clear Channel Outdoor Americas.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) appointed Vicki Lins Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Clear Channel Outdoor Americas. Vicki had been a Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications with Comcast. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Jeanne Connon Made Chief Marketing Officer at FashionPlaytes.

FashionPlaytes, the creative play and commerce site FPgirl.com which was founded by Sarah McIlroy, appointed Jeanne Connon (pictured) Chief Marketing Officer. Jeanne had been Chief Marketing Officer at Daily Grommet. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Jocelyn Wong Made Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Family Dollar Stores.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) appointed Jocelyn Wong Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Jocelyn had been Group Vice President, Shopper Marketing for Safeway. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Former S.C. Johnson & Son Exec Cindy Drucker Made an Executive Vice President at Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick, the global public relations firm, appointed Cindy Drucker an Executive Vice President in the firm's global Social Impact practice. Cindy had been the Global Head of Sustainability at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., where she "led the development and implementation of environmental and sustainable strategies for the company". Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Stephanie Anderson Made Senior Vice President, Marketing for Business Services at Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable appointed Stephanie Anderson Senior Vice President, Marketing for Business Services. Stephanie had been Vice President, Commercial Markets Marketing and Advertising at Cablevision. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Mollie Spilman Made Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Millennial Media.

Millennial Media (NYSE: MM), the mobile advertising and data company, appointed Mollie Spilman Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Mollie had been Chief Marketing Officer at Yahoo!, and before that was Senior Vice President of B-to-B Marketing, Senior Vice President of Commerce and Yahoo!’s Head of Marketing for the Americas. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Peggy Maher Made Chief Marketing Officer for Barclaycard US.

Barclaycard US appointed Peggy Maher Chief Marketing Officer. Peggy had been Senior Vice President, International Marketing Capabilities & Customer Advocacy at American Express, responsible for consumer and business card marketing capabilities in 22 international markets. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Stephanie Buscemi Made Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at IHS.

IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) appointed Stephanie Buscemi Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Stephanie had been Senior Vice President of Marketing at SAP. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

NewsonWomen Reports on Lockerz Founder Kathy Savitt Made Chief Marketing Officer at Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) appointed Kathy Savitt Chief Marketing Officer. Kathy was the Founder and CEO of Lockerz, and before that was Executive Vice President and CMO of American Eagle Outfitters. Kathy will report directly to Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Former Yahoo! Exec Kate Gerwe Made Chief Marketing Officer at SohoOS.com

SohoOS.com appointed Kate Gerwe Chief Marketing Officer. Kate had been CMO at Proxio, and had been COO at Lucid Design Group. Kate also spent time at Yahoo! in leadership roles where she managed marketing relationships with key partners. Read more in the prnewswire press release. 

Lorey Zlotnick Made Senior Vice President of Marketing at Outdoor Channel

Outdoor Channel, dedicated to the outdoor lifestyle - an independent cable network and a division of Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc., appointed Lorey Zlotnick Senior Vice President of Marketing. Lorey had been Senior Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Media Group's FUEL TV. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

NewsonWomen reports that Alexandra Morehouse was made Vice President of Advertising and Brand Management at Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente appointed Alexandra Morehouse Vice President of Advertising and Brand Management. Alexandra had been Executive Director of the "Marketing Innovation Lab", or MiLab, a joint venture of Google, Facebook, and the Direct Marketing Association. Before that, she had been Chief Marketing Officer at AAA, and had previously served in marketing leadership roles at Charles Schwab and American Express. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Joanne Wong Made Head of Global Marketing at e-commerce company "Virtual Piggy". --- LaunchBit, co-founded by Elizabeth Yin, raised $960,000 in Seed Funding.

Virtual Piggy Inc. (OTCBB: VPIG), the e-commerce youth purchasing company founded by CEO Jo Webber (pictured), appointed Joanne Wong Head of Global Marketing. Joanne had been Vice President of Strategy at Chatter Inc., and before that was Director of Global Brand Management at Activision Blizzard. Read more in the Buisness Wire press release.

LaunchBit, the email advertising company co-founded by Elizabeth Yin, raised a $960,000 seed round of funding. Read more on techcrunch.com.

 

Lara Shackelford Made Vice President of Marketing at DataStax

DataStax appointed Lara Shackelford Vice President of Marketing. Lara had been Vice President of Marketing at QlikTech, and before that was with IBM as the Director of Global Marketing and grew a several hundred million dollar global division. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Alison Hoffman Made Senior Vice President, Marketing at Starz Entertainment.

Starz Entertainment, appointed Alison Hoffman Senior Vice President, Marketing. Alison had been Vice President of Creative and Brand Strategy at AMC Networks. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Nancy Altman Made Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Shopko.

Shopko appointed Nancy Altman Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Nancy has significant retail experience, and had been Vice President of Marketing for Ulta Beauty. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Laura Becker Made Head of "Connect+Develop" at Procter & Gamble.

The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) appointed Laura Becker Head of Connect+Develop, their program that creates breakthrough products. Laura had been Finance Director for Global Feminine Care at P&G. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Elisa Steele Made Vice President of Marketing at Skype

Skype, a division of Microsoft, appointed Elisa Steele Corporate Vice President of Marketing. Elisa had been EVP and Chief Marketing Officer at Yahoo!. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Jolie Hunt Made Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at AOL

AOL appointed Jolie Hunt Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Jolie had been Senior Vice President, Global Head of Brand and Public Relations at Thomson Reuters, and before that was the Global Director of Corporate and Business Affairs at IBM. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Barbara Goodstein Made Chief Marketing Officer at Vonage Holdings.

Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG), the provider of communications services, appointed Barbara Goodstein as Chief Marketing Officer. Barbara has had senior leadership roles at AXA Equitable, JPMorgan Chase and Instinet.com. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Michelle Fang Made Director of Marketing at Principal Real Estate Investors.

Principal Real Estate Investors, one of the largest institutional real estate managers in the United States, appointed Michelle Fang Director of Marketing. Michelle had been in marketing at General Electric Asset Management. See Business Wire press release.

Amy Kennedy Made Chief Marketing Officer at Performance Marketing Brands

Performance Marketing Brands appointed Amy Kennedy Chief Marketing Officer. Amy had been Chief Marketing Officer of Wine.com and its flash-sales site, WineShopper.com. Read more in the Business wire press release.

Sally Grimes Made Chief Innovation Officer of Hillshire Brands

Sara Lee Corp. (NYSE: SLE) appointed Sally Grimes Chief Innovation Officer of their Hillshire Brands Company. Sally had been global vice president, marketing, writing and creative expression GBU at Newell Rubbermaid, where she was responsible for implementing marketing planning for the Sharpie, Paper Mate, Expo, Prismacolor and Rolodex brands. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Dale Kindregan Made Director, Institutional Marketing at Principal Global Investors.

Principal Global Investors, LLC, a member of the Principal Financial Group (NYSE:PFG), appointed Dale Kindregan Director, Institutional Marketing. Dale had been Head of the endowment and foundation specialty in the institutional sales group at PineBridge Investments. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Suzanne Miglucci Made Chief Marketing Officer at ChannelAdvisor

ChannelAdvisor, a software and services solution provider for online retailers appointed Suzanne Miglucci Chief Marketing Officer. Suzanne had been Senior Director of global procurement solution marketing at SAP. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Amy Harich Made Chief Marketing Officer for "Outbid"

Outbid, the online auction service, appointed Amy Harich Chief Marketing Officer. Amy had been President for ScreamEngine, an idea company specializing in corporate positioning, advertising, PR, events and marketing strategies. Read more in the Business Wire press release.

Lynda Smith Made Chief Marketing Officer at Twilio

Twilio, the cloud communications company, appointed Lynda Smith Chief Marketing Officer. Lynda, who holds an MBA from Wharton Business School, had been Senior Vice President of Marketing at Jive. Read more int he Business Wire press release.