{"id":5739,"date":"2016-11-29T23:36:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T22:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/?p=5739"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:52:12","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:52:12","slug":"bacardi-names-former-starwoods-k-c-kavanagh-as-chief-global-communications-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/bacardi-names-former-starwoods-k-c-kavanagh-as-chief-global-communications-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacardi names former Starwood&#8217;s K.C. Kavanagh as Chief Global Communications Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today announces the appointment of K.C. Kavanagh as Senior Vice President and global Chief Communications Officer. Kavanagh reports to Mike Dolan, chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited, and serves on the Company\u2019s global leadership team.<\/p>\n<p>She succeeds Jim Gallagher who has decided to step down from his position at year-end. She will be based at the Company\u2019s global headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda, subject to Bermuda Department of Immigration approval.<\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh joins Bacardi from Starwood Hotels &amp; Resorts Worldwide, Inc. where she was a member of the company\u2019s senior leadership team and led global communications for the hotel giant and its 11 brands including Sheraton\u00ae, Westin\u00ae, St. Regis\u00ae and W Hotels\u00ae. During her 18-year tenure at Starwood, Kavanagh and her team established Starwood\u2019s reputation as a brand-led, innovative powerhouse, and she recently served as a member of the company\u2019s deal and integration team during Starwood\u2019s merger with Marriott International. Prior to Starwood, Kavanagh oversaw public relations for Hyatt Hotels Corporation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5741\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5741\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/KC_Kavanagh_1000_1228pix.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5741\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5741\" src=\"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/KC_Kavanagh_1000_1228pix.jpg\" alt=\"K.C. Kavanagh as its senior vice president and global chief communications officer. (Photo: Business Wire)\" width=\"400\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/KC_Kavanagh_1000_1228pix.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/12\/KC_Kavanagh_1000_1228pix-768x789.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">K.C. Kavanagh as its senior vice president and global chief communications officer. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In her new role at Bacardi Limited, K.C. Kavanagh will work closely with Dolan and Chairman Facundo L. Bacardi to develop strategic internal and external corporate communications to support the family-owned company\u2019s efforts to drive growth globally.<\/p>\n<p>She will also collaborate with the brand marketing teams of the company to develop integrated public relations campaigns, social media strategies and content marketing programs for the portfolio of iconic brands. In addition, Kavanagh will oversee the Company\u2019s corporate and brand archives ensuring the preservation of legacies, management of assets, and protection of brand trademarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome K.C. to the Bacardi team,\u201d says Dolan. \u201cHer significant corporate and global experience, coupled with her success in launching and nurturing luxury, lifestyle and next generation brands, dovetails perfectly with our efforts to innovatively market our brands and cultivate meaningful relationships with our consumers around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored to join a company with such vibrant brands, tremendous global breadth and a storied family history that has inspired a culture of entrepreneurship and pride,\u201d adds Kavanagh. \u201cI look forward to working with our team to creatively bring our stories and lore to life across many dynamic platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Image over the headline.-<\/strong> K.C. Kavanagh as its senior vice president and global chief communications officer. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company in the world, today announces the appointment of K.C. Kavanagh as Senior Vice President and global Chief Communications Officer. Kavanagh reports to Mike Dolan, chief executive officer of Bacardi Limited, and serves on the Company\u2019s global leadership team. She succeeds Jim Gallagher who has decided to step &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/en\/bacardi-names-former-starwoods-k-c-kavanagh-as-chief-global-communications-officer\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bacardi names former Starwood&#8217;s K.C. Kavanagh as Chief Global Communications Officer<\/span> Leer m\u00e1s &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[3231,4695,4696,4699,734,4698,938,4697],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5739"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastwind.es\/marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}