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Sodali & Co announces executive leadership appointments

Sodali & Co announces executive leadership appointments

Global stakeholder advisory firm, Sodali & Co, has made four appointments to its Executive Leadership Team under Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bennett. The firm stated that the newly created senior roles are aimed at strengthening its ability to respond to clients' evolving needs with an integrated suite of shareholder, sustainability, and strategic communications advisory services.

In Sydney, Brett Clegg has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer. Specialising in advising clients on strategic communications, issues management, and capital markets transactions, he was previously Chairman of Sodali's APAC region.

Prior to that, Brett spent over two decades in senior executive and editorial roles at Australian news brands, including The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, and The Daily Telegraph.

In New York, Aneliya Crawford has joined as Chief Partnerships Officer & Global Head of Shareholder Advisory, Liz Micci has been appointed as Chief Client Officer & Global Head of Strategic Communications, and Nadia Krivickova has taken on responsibilities as Chief People Officer.

Aneliya most recently served as the Head of Corporate Shareholder Advisory, Americas at UBS, following roles in mergers and acquisitions at Schulte, Roth & Zabel and Olshan Frome Wolosky.

Liz brings more than 25 years of experience spanning corporate, crisis, and financial communications, and joined from FGS Global, where she held a number of leadership roles, most recently co-leading the firm’s Global Strategy and Reputation Practice and serving on the North America Executive Committee.

Nadia joined Sodali from Forensic Risk Alliance, where she served as Chief People Officer, following nearly 20 years at AlixPartners in New York.

The newly formed Executive Leadership Team is rounded up by Sodali leaders, including Chief Financial Officer Dan Wadleigh, Global Head of Strategy Amy Murphy, and Chief of Staff Lauren Palumbo.

On the new Executive Leadership Team, Andrew commented: "Companies today face high-stakes decisions where financial health, stakeholder trust, governance risk, and sustainability expectations are all intertwined. At Sodali & Co, we are ideally positioned to help clients navigate these dynamics with an integrated, global approach that is unique in our industry.

"The ability to attract and retain world-class talent such as Brett, Aneliya, Liz, and Nadia is both an endorsement of and an accelerant to this specialised strategy. Working together as one team, we will provide our clients with integrated expertise and bespoke advice to address complex interconnected issues, identify and capitalise on strategic opportunities, and drive successful business outcomes. Meanwhile, we will continue to invest in our unmatched capital markets data and intelligence capabilities to provide clients with the differentiated insights that underpin our offering."

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