danielle leachDanielle Leach, an Ericsson and Google communications alum, has moved to APCO Worldwide in Seattle as senior director for corporate communications to focus on tech.

She was global head of comms. for Ericsson's mobile commerce division after handling regional public affairs and comms. for Google and YouTube. On the agency front, she was at Burson-Marsteller and Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, as well as U.K.-based Skating Panda.

Maggie Brown is managing director of APCO's Seattle outpost, while senior director Scott Friedman heads technology.