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Havas PR’s Pittsburgh outpost has appointed Melissa Rieger vice president.

In the new role, she’ll lead several key accounts, including LivaNova and Transitions Optical for its Managed Vision Care initiatives, while playing a vital role in managing the Gout & Uric Acid Education Society and MilliporeSigma accounts.

Rieger, an 11-year veteran of the Havas communications group PR subsidiary, was previously a television news reporter for Fox 8 News and ABC 23 News.

Havas PR's Pittsburgh office announced that it had also promoted Julianne Muszynski to associate vice president and Breanna Stephens to assistant account executive.