Several new roles to share this week. Links for more detail are below. Feel free to forward to your friends and colleagues.

TED

Ted Matthews

803-280-3670

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www.forum-groupllc.com

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Sr Dir, Corp Comm and Citizenship, Samsung Electronics, Plano, TX

The head of Corp Comm and citizenship serves as the senior communications and corporate citizenship leader responsible for shaping and protecting the company's reputation across all audiences and channels. This role owns the strategy, execution and team leadership for corporate reputation, strategic public relations, brand and product communications, integrated marketing communications, internal and external corporate communications, executive visibility, risk management and corporate citizenship. The ideal candidate is an integrated communications leader who can seamlessly connect corporate narrative with brand storytelling, product launches, cultural moments and purposeful corporate citizenship initiatives.

VP, Ext Comm, Hamilton Lane, Conshohocken, PA

We are seeking an experienced and strategic VP, external communications, Americas to lead our external communications efforts across the region. This senior-level role is responsible for shaping and executing our PR strategy in alignment with global priorities, maximizing our impact and brand exposure while protecting our reputation. You will serve as a trusted advisor to local leadership, guiding communications around key business decisions, reputation management and brand positioning.

EVP/CCO, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, TX

The EVP & CCO serves as a key member of the executive leadership team. This role is responsible for shaping, advancing and protecting the agency’s brand identity, reputation and organizational culture through comprehensive internal and external communications strategies. The CCO provides executive oversight of marketing, business development, strategic messaging, public and external relation, and internal communications. This leader ensures the agency’s mission, priorities and achievements are clearly articulated to customers, employees, stakeholders, elected officials and the broader community. The CCO is a visionary communicator who proactively drives engagement, strengthens public trust and positions the agency as an innovative, customer focused mobility provider.

VP, Corp Comm, Circana, remote

The VP of Corp Comm will lead the planning and execution of enterprise communications programs that help employees and stakeholders understand, engage with and act on Circana’s most important business priorities. Reporting to and partnering closely with the CCO, this leader will translate M&A, HR, organizational change and global initiatives into coordinated communication strategies, stakeholder playbooks, leader materials and measurable engagement plans.

Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers and retailers.

CMCO, MJHS Health System, NYC/hybrid

The chief marketing and communications officer leads enterprise‑wide marketing, communications and branding strategy. As a member of the executive leadership team, the CMCO shapes how MJHS and Elderplan are perceived by patients, residents, members, families, caregivers, employees, community partners, providers, donors and the public.

The role oversees integrated marketing, inclusive of branding, advertising internal and external communications, social media, public relations, crisis management, digital and traditional media strategies/execution and creative development to drive consumer engagement across a diverse portfolio, including health plans, home care, hospice and palliative care, a center for rehabilitation and nursing care, the Foundation and Institute for Innovation.

VP, Corp Comm, Nash, Bay Area, CA/remote

Nash is a logistics AI company that moves real things in the real world and we're hiring our first head of Corp Comm to make sure Nash is the company telling its story.

You'll own how Nash is understood by everyone outside a sales conversation: press, analysts, our own team, our customers' executives and the wider market. You'll report to our chief growth officer and work closely with our CEO on his external voice, alongside a small, senior fast-moving team. We're not looking for someone to write press releases on request.

VP, Communications Strategic Planning, Prudential, Newark, NJ/hybrid

As part of the strategy and integration team, the VP, communications strategic planning will report to the head of strategy and integration and lead the strategic planning pillar. This is an ideal opportunity for a strategic convener of people and ideas—someone who brings executive presence, operating discipline and strong judgment to translate enterprise priorities into integrated communications planning, prioritization and governance processes that align resources to the work that matters most. The role will help align SLT teams around what matters most, make tradeoffs and capacity visible and focus communications on the work that advances strategy, transformation, reputation and stakeholder confidence.

SVP, Marketing, Comm and Development, VNS Health, NYC

VNS Health is seeking a highly accomplished, strategic, and innovative SVP of marketing, communications and development to serve as the organization’s senior executive leader for enterprise marketing, brand, communications, public relations and philanthropy.

Reporting directly to the president and CEO, the SVP is a key member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for shaping and advancing the VNS Health brand, reputation, market presence and philanthropic strategy.

Forum-Group is a best-practices network of 200 communications and corporate affairs leaders at major corporations and nonprofits across North America and globally. Consultants and agencies are not eligible. Contact Ted Matthews to join or find more details here.