Mike Heimowitz, senior VP and an 11-year veteran at Porter Novelli in D.C., has moved over to Burson-Marsteller as a managing director in the firm’s issues and crisis group.
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Heimowitz, an 11-year PN staffer, handled clients including Monster Worldwide and the American Television Alliance.
He was previously senior manager for communications and advocacy for the American Chemistry Council in 11 years for the trade group.
B-M’s issues and crisis unit has also added S.C. Johnson’s Chris Beard in Chicago. Beard was director of global reputation management, handling crisis and public affairs issues for the consumer cleaning products company. Earlier, he was at Kraft Foods, Phillip Morris USA and Arthur Andersen.
Jano Cabrera heads the issues and crisis practice at B-M, which is part of WPP.