Peter Barden, who was former New York governor George Pataki's deputy director of legislative affairs, has joined Rational 360 as managing director in New York.
He’ll do corporate, PA and crisis work for the Washington-based firm headed by Patrick Dorton, ex-media relations for Arthur Andersen and special assistant to President Bill Clinton.
Barden, who ran Barden Communications, will continue his role as communications director for the Online Lenders Alliance.
Earlier, he was managing director at Mercury/Clark & Weinstock’s PA practice, and senior VP-government affairs at the New York Power Authority, the largest state-owned utility in the U.S.
AB InBev has hired Donna Lorenson as chief communications officer and elevated the PR function to the senior leadership structure in the aftermath of the Bud Light marketing disaster.
Tunheim handled the Minnesota USA World Expo bid committee, which on June 21 congratulated Serbia for landing the 2027 event.
United Minds, management consultancy, has launched Myriant, a business resiliency offering to help clients deal with the challenges during this era of misinformation, polarization and geopolitical upheaval. 
ImageShield, which guards against online image abuse, is looking for a communications pro to handle its PR and marketing campaigns.
Who knew that there is a real paper company, Pennsylvania Paper & Supply, inside the iconic building seen at the opening of every episode of “The Office?” 
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