This week has been another revolving door of hires, departures, and promotions at brands, from chief marketing officer (CMO) exits to high-profile appointments.
We’re rounding up the U.S. and global marketing leadership moves you should know about for the week ending Jan. 9.
– AI chipmaker Nvidia has hired Google marketing executive Alison Wagonfeld as its first CMO. She’ll start in late January. Wagonfeld has spent almost a decade building Google Cloud’s marketing organization. “I’m thrilled to be moving from one AI leader to another at such a transformational time,” she wrote on LinkedIn. “Google and Nvidia share a strong partnership, and we look forward to continued collaboration.”
– Pinterest’s first global chief marketing officer, Andréa Mallard, is leaving after more than seven years with the business. The company confirmed her departure to ADWEEK but did not yet share plans for her replacement.
– Puma has appointed Nadia Kokni as vp, global brand marketing. She’ll report directly to the brand’s chief brand officer, Maria Valdes. Kokni has held senior leadership roles at H&M, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, and, most recently, Hugo Boss as svp of global marketing and comms. In her new role, she’ll oversee brand marketing strategy and brand marketing creative direction, replacing Richard Teyssier, who recently departed.
– Grindr has promoted Tristan Pineiro to CMO. Pineiro has already led a significant repositioning of Grindr’s brand through its “Global Gayborhood” platform since joining as svp of brand marketing and communications three years ago.
– The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the trade association for the U.S. OOH advertising industry, has promoted Olivia Oshry to CMO.
