Hello, MPW Daily readers! I hope you enjoyed my colleagues’ contributions to the newsletter this week while I took some time away. Ellie Austin and Claire Zillman covered some diverse ground, from
the Oscars to
the battle for a tariff refund to what’s working—and not—
in the dating app business these days.
Meanwhile, in the news today, we’re covering everything from Sanae Takaichi’s visit to the White House to the implosion of the upcoming
Bachelorette season, a new challenge for
Disney to weather.
Before we dive into the news, catching you up on some notable exec moves. Lots of movement in the sports world!
Major League Volleyball named its first commissioner:
Jaime Weston, previously of USA Volleyball and the NFL.
She says volleyball in the U.S. is “female-led and female-defined;” the league is in its third year of operation. The Los Angeles Angels promoted finance SVP
Molly Jolly to club president, making her
the first woman to hold the role at the MLB team.
Women’s sports consultancy Parity promoted
Mandy Anderson to chief revenue officer and
Alana Casner to chief operating and athlete officer. TrailRunner International hired
Alden Mitchell, who was COO of Stanford Athletics, as president of TrailRunner Sports, its sports advisory business.
Melissa Ben-Ishay is transitioning from CEO to president of Baked by Melissa, the cupcake brand she founded. My colleague Eva Roytburg
has more on why Ben-Ishay is “so freaking thrilled” to step down as CEO.
The International Planned Parenthood Federation has a new leader;
Maria Antonieta Alcalde Castro is now its director general. IPPF is one of the largest global organizations working on sexual and reproductive health. Alcade is the first person from Latin America to lead the organization, and she’s tasked with battling
what she calls the “anti-rights movement.”
Former MSNBC president
Rashida Jones has a new role as CEO of Piers Morgan’s ‘Uncensored’ global operations.
Multi-family office Cresset is promoting
Susie Cranston to CEO, effective April 15. On some lists, Cresset makes the top 10 RIAs in the U.S.—which makes Cranston the only woman to lead one of them.
Elizabeth Fowler, who was deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services until last year, joined the board of Humata Health, an AI prior authorizations business. The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation named
Isobel Coleman CEO; she’s a former deputy administrator for USAID, among other roles.
Video network GSTV promoted
Kristina Lutz to CMO. RedSail Technologies named
Joy Neely chief growth officer.
Palo Alto Networks hired
Danielle Gonzalez as chief people officer; she’s an alum of TiVo and
eBay.
Supergoop, the sunscreen brand, hired
Alana Kwarta as its first chief human resources officer. Molly Sims’ skincare brand YSE Beauty has a new CEO:
Doreen Arbel, a former Charlotte Tilbury exec.
Vanessa Wallace, former CMO of Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty, is now CMO for the lifestyle jewelry brand GLD.
Engineering professional services firm WSP promoted
Donna Estacio to managing director for government affairs and hired
Avygail Sanchez as senior director, state and local government affairs for the West. Open source software business ActiveState appointed
Abby Kearns as CEO. TextNow hired
Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing.
SPB Hospitality has promoted operations leader
Amanda Hyde to COO of Krystal, the Southeastern restaurant chain known for its sliders.
Veronica Gauthier is joining Dreamday as SVP of growth. Ernesta, the custom rug company founded by Peloton’s John Foley, hired
Alexandria Norton as CFO.
U.S. blended-wing aircraft manufacturer Natilus added
Mylène Scholnick, former head of global fleet management at
Amazon Air, to its advisory board.
Did you just get a big promotion or join a board? Share your career move with me over email and we’ll save it for our next roundup. See you next week,
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