From media networks to gaming, here are the week’s biggest job moves.
Remy Malan is headed to MMO developer Roblox to helm their newly created role of vice president of customers.
Intel announced the appointment of Aicha S. Evans as their new chief strategy officer. Evans will be responsible for driving Intel’s long-term strategy to transform from a PC-centric company to a data-centric company.
Shazam has its eyes on augmented reality. The music-identifying app has hired Richard Sharp as its chief technology officer to help develop the technology for the platform.
McDonald’s has made some moves in its marketing leadership. CMO Deborah Wahl is leaving the fast food giant after leading it for the last three years. She will be replaced by Morgan Flatley, the former CMO of PepsiCo. Julia Vander Ploeg, vice president of digital, is also leaving the company and will be replaced by Farhan Siddiqi, a former vice president of global digital experience at McDonald’s, who is now the new head of US digital.
Sam Toles, formerly the senior vice president and GM for Vimeo Entertainment Group, has been hired by MGM to serve as SVP of digital and new platforms.
Former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg is headed to Verizon to oversee its fiber network infrastructures teams.
Luxury lifestyle brand Coach announced the appointment of Joshua Schulman as its president and CEO, effective June 5. In this newly created role, Schulman will be responsible for all aspects of the brand globally. Separately, the company announced that Andre Cohen, currently president of North America and global marketing, will be leaving the company at the end of June to return to Asia with his family.
J.Crew’s president and executive creative director Jenna Lyons, a 26-year veteran of the company, is stepping down from the retailer when her contract expires in December.
Electrolux announced that CMO MaryKay Kopf has decided to leave her position, effective May 1. The company has appointed Lars Hygrell, who currently is senior vice president of marketing, as her successor.
Job Vacancies
| CMO, Mixed Reality | GE | Waukesha, WI |
| Vice President, Marketing | Esurance | San Francisco, CA |
| Vice President Marketing | American Eagle Financial Credit Union | East Hartford, CT |
| VP, Marketing (Global Underwear) | Calvin Klein | New York, NY |
| VP, Marketing & Digital Channels | City of Hope | Irwindale, CA |
| Director, Marketing | Fox Deportes | Los Angeles, CA |
| Director of Brand Content & Partnerships | Time Warner | Burbank, CA |
| Senior Marketing Manager | Apple | Santa Clara Valley, CA |
| Sr. Manager, Creative Services | NBC Universal | Universal City, CA |
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