On the Move: Bayer Adds Vitola to PR Team
Tue., Jul. 27, 2021
By Steve Barnes
Bayer adds Denise Vitola, a veteran of MSLGROUP and Makovsky, to its communications team as vice president of brand integration, PR, social and influencer for consumer health... Two Nil Holdings, a global marketing services network focused on servicing direct-to-consumer brands, appoints Michael Lyons as chief investment officer... San Francisco-based VSC promotes Anne Sophie Hurst, Eric Gonzalez and Maggie Philbin to partner.
The Washington State Dept. of Health is seeking a firm to develop a health-centered communications campaign focused mainly on preventing/reducing cannabis and vaping use among people aged 12 through 20.
General Motors has hired Omar Vargas, who was senior VP & chief government affairs officer at 3M Co, for the VP and head of global public policy spot, effective Aug. 1.
Lisa Talbot, who was chief strategy officer at IPG DXTRA's health unit, has joined MSL US as chief client officer, a new post at the Publicis Groupe unit.
Zoom’s influence isn’t going away, not even in a post-COVID marketplace, according to a new report from D S Simon Media.
Shareholders of MDC Partners today approved the merger with Stagwell Media during their special meeting.
Waxman Strategies, the firm of former California Congressman Henry Waxman, has signed on to provide DC outreach for Electrify America, the nation's No. 1 operator of charging stations.
Joe Ciarallo, who was VP-communications at Salesforce, has joined Toast as VP-communications & PR.
Meghann Curtis, who has worked with Time’s Up and held several executive positions at the US Department of State, is joining Weber Shandwick public affairs unit Powell Tate as senior vice president, public affairs and social impact.
Motive hires Elizabeth Seltzer to head its new Brand Experience Studio... WiTricity, which specializes in wireless charging for electric vehicles, hires Hewlett Packard and Microsoft marketing veteran Amy Barzdukas as chief marketing officer... Corelight, an open network detection and response platform, names Julie Parrish to lead marketing.
Walt & Company is selected as agency of record by Light Field Lab... LDPR adds The Boca Raton, formerly known as Boca Raton Resort & Club, to its client roster... Trust Relations is named agency of record for athleisure brand Renwick.
The Cleveland Indians will change their name and brand identity after the 2021 season, taking on the new name of the Cleveland Guardians.
Publicis Groupe reported a 10.7 percent jump in Q2 revenues to $2.5B and 17.1 percent organic growth.
Citigroup global chief marketing officer Carla Hassan is headed to JPMorgan Chase, where she will take over as CMO in October.
An overview of the last-quarter century of the travel industry proves the adage that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Durée & Company launches Psychedelicpr.com, a microsite dedicated to the emerging psychedelics market... Qwoted, a free platform that connects the media with industry experts, and GlobalWonks, a provider of real-time expert insights for enterprises, form a partnership... The Hatcher Group, which serves government, nonprofit and foundation clients, acquires Horne Creative Group. 
Allison+Partners is named public relations agency of record for California Pizza Kitchen... Bullfrog + Baum takes on AOR duties for interactive wine experience platform VIVANT and vineyard Château de Pommard... Nickerson signs up Quaker Lane Capital, a real estate development, investment and advisory services company.
Kontoor Brands, which includes Lee and Wrangler, hires Mame Annan-Brown as executive vice president of global communications and public affairs. She was previously at IFC, a member of World Bank... Carnegie Mellon University names Ketchum vet Nicholas Scibetta vice president for university communications and marketing... Red House B2B Marketing hires Grey Williams as vice president of marketing operations.