Paul Newman, VP of communications for eBay, is moving to MSLGroup to head North American operations, where many of the firm's global accounts are based.
Newman, who takes over as president at the end of March in New York, replaces Renee Wilson, who is transitioning to the chief client officer role at the Publicis-owned firm.
Newman exits eBay after three years at the online marketplace, where he was focused on PR in Europe, Asia Pacific and emerging markets.
He previously led global communications for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics during the H1N1 epidemic and was VP of global external relations at P&G Gillette.
Olivier Fleurot is CEO of MSLGroup, which counts key clients like The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors and Procter & Gamble.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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