Porter Novelli has hired Mindy Gikas as executive VP-North America talent leader in charge of the employee engagement practices and career planning at the Omnicom unit.
She split a dozen years at Ruder Finn in the senior VP-human resources & planning post and Ogilvy PR Worldwide, where she rose to the managing director-human resources slot.
Her 25 year plus HR experience includes stints at Ergo Science Development Corp., Prime Hospitality Corp. and Driscoll Assocs.
In making the announcement, PN CEO Karen van Bergen called talent the No. 1 priority at her shop and “our currency in this business.”
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