Scott Vazin, executive VP for Volkswagen Group of America's group and brand communications, will shift to Toyota North America next week as VP of corporate and regional communications amid the carmaker's consolidation to Texas and rebuilding of its communications operation.
Vazin exits Herndon, Va.-based Volkswagen after three years, a span that included his June promotion to EVP with the exit of Tony Cervone for crisis-plagued General Motors.
Toyota NA is relocating its three separate headquarters for manufacturing, sales and marketing, and corporate operations to Plano, Tex., north of Dallas, a shift of 4,000 employees over three years. Vazin will start Sept. 22 in Toyota's Washington, D.C., outpost before joining the company in Plano.
The company said it is reating a "more effective, unified and integrated communications organization for the future," and Vazin added, "It's not often an opportunity like this arises to help shape the next generation at a company like Toyota."
He is a 15-year veteran of Nissan and started out at Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America in 1990.
Julie Hamp is chief communications officer at Toyota NA.
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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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