By Kevin McCauley
Michael Stopford, who was NATO's deputy secretary general for strategic communications, has joined Weber Shandwick as executive VP/senior global corporate strategist. Based in Washington, Stopford reports to Micho Spring, global corporate chair.
Stopford joined NATO in 2008,from Coca-Cola, where he was group director of corporate reputation for three years, ahead of the celebration of the military alliance's 60th anniversary. Establishing a media operation in Afghanistan was among issues that he tackled.
Earlier, Stopford handled PR duties for Syngenta International in Switzerland and ExxonMobil in Texas. He also held posts at the United Nations (information center director) in New York, Geneva and D.C. and served as the World Bank's chief of media at PR at its International Finance Corp.
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