Galnor exits a media/PR role at hospital netowrk Baptist Health. He previously worked corporate communications for the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, where he made his leap to PR after years reporting on politics and government for the Florida Times-Union. He heads communications for the Chamber and will work to grow its political action committee, JAXBIZ. The Chamber in August hired state senate majority office press secretary Dan Dawson as communications director upon the exit of Lisa Daniel.
"There's an energy and excitement here now as the economy is turning around," Galnor said of the city, the largest deepwater port in the South and home to Fortune 500 companies like CSX Corp., Fidelity and Winn-Dixie Stores.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
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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