Hotwire, the global communications and marketing consultancy, today announced that Will Hutchinson has been appointed as Hotwire’s Chief Financial and Strategy Officer. Additionally, Stephanie Pastorelli has been promoted to Chief People and Culture Officer.
Will Hutchinson brings extensive experience in M&A integration and commercial finance and accounting operations across various geographies including the US, the UK, China, Singapore, and Australia. Formerly, Hutchinson was the Integration Director at Genius Sports. In this leadership position, Hutchinson joins the executive leadership team and has responsibility for finance and operations, strategy and planning, and technology. He will collaborate with local marketing teams in Hotwire countries to implement strategic plans and leverage global marketing resources for brand growth.
“I’m pleased to join Hotwire at the nexus of its next stage of growth and exciting expansion on the horizon. The company has made exciting acquisitions in the past year, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the integration and capitalization on those investments to support our clients with expanded service offerings and global reach. My prior big agency and tech experience feels well suited to the opportunities ahead for this consultancy,” said Will Hutchinson, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer.
Stephanie Pastorelli, after two years as the Global Head of People and Culture at Hotwire is now Chief People and Culture Officer. Over the last 20+ years Stephanie Pastorelli has led people functions within diverse customer and employee focused environments in a variety of industries such as retail, e-commerce tech, supply chain and healthcare. Seeing people grow and succeed while knowing they can be themselves, have fun and feel supported is what she loves most about her role. Hotwire aims to be the best consultancy that people will ever work with. At the heart of this ambition is the belief that when working at Hotwire, you can achieve limitless success. This is what inspires Pastorelli, and the people and culture team.
“As part of our growth-centered strategy at Hotwire, globalization of our employee value promise and our thoughtful working approach will be a key focus. Having a global mindset is already built into our culture with “one team,” as a core value. I’m excited to continue enhancing this as we enter into new markets and attract top talent,” said Pastorelli.