Catherine Blades has moved to insurer Aflac Inc. in the new post of senior VP, corporate communications.
Blades exits the chief communications and marketing officer slot of Flextronics.
She was previously in the aerospace sector, serving as VP of communications and PA at Raytheon and handling marketing communications at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.
At Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac, she reports to EVP of corporate services Audrey Boone Tillman.
Eleven-year Aflac veteran Laura Kane is VP/communications.
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Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
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