Joined
Bob Rowley, executive director of government and community relations at Elmhurst College, to Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., as director of media relations, effective Jan. 3, 2012, announced Alan K. Cubbage, Northwestern's VP for university relations. He is a 30-year veteran of the Chicago Tribune, including stints as national editor, foreign correspondent, Jerusalem bureau chief, White House and Pentagon correspondent.
van Bergen |
Karen van Bergen, global leader for Omnicom’s Philips Electronics account, to Porter Novelli, New York, as a senior partner and managing director.
Van Bergen has been a senior partner and senior VP at Fleishman-Hillard, half of the OMC team that makes up OneVoice to serve Philips. She is relocating from Amsterdam to New York, starting Jan. 1.
She takes over for interim MD Joe Russo, an assistant managing director for the firm who continues in that role.
Conner, Merves |
Beth Conner, A/S, Edelman, to Makovsky + Company, New York, as an assistant VP in its health practice.
Eliza Merves, AA/E, Ogilvy PR Worldwide, joins Makovsky’s health unit as an A/E.
Carter, Hiatt |
Valerie Carter, senior VP of PA, Ricochet PR, to Jones Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., as a senior VP to lead the firm’s health policy team. She is a 15-year veteran of Merck & Co., handling government relations.
Regan Hiatt, director of comms., Cancer Support Community, joins Jones PA's Cambridge, Mass., office as a senior A/E.
Nick Francis, former head of communications for Takeda Pharmaceuticals Europe and Eli Lilly & Co., to WCG, London, as director. Rena Radia, account manager, ROAD Communications, to WCG/London in that same title. San Francisco-based WCG said it is planning to move into a larger space in central London early next year to accommodate expansion. Also, Emili Barwick has completed WCG’s first internship program in the London office and joined the staff as an account associate. Robin Nasby was promoted to A/M.
Promoted
Leslie Linton to senior VP, MWW Group, New York, in the agency's media strategies practice. The former TV news producer joined the firm in 2005.
Kris Dorsey to VP and senior art director and Ann Lentz to VP and director of production services, Dix & Eaton, Cleveland. Dorsey is a 25-year veteran of the firm. Lentz joined in 1998.
Dale Elwell to VP of account services, Hitchcock Fleming & Associates, Akron, Ohio. Jim Kiel to interactive solutions architect and Sam Russell to integrated media specialist.