Mark Kornblau, most recently managing director/corporate communications director at JPMorgan Chase, will join NBCUniversal News Group as senior VP-communications on Feb. 17.
Reporting to chairman Pat Fili-Krushel, he assumes the spot held by Kathy Kelly-Brown, who now leads the broadcaster’s global talent booking unit.
Kornblau will promote NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC as innovators in the multiplatform news/information space.
At JPMC, Kornblau handled PR, government relations, media relations and corporate social responsibility.
Earlier, he was spokesperson for former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice and VP-corporate communications at Zagat Survey.
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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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