Chris Winans, who spent a decade at the Wall Street Journal as national news editor covering the dot.com bubble, federal re-regulation and the Great Recession, is joining Hill+Knowlton Strategies Oct. 13 as general manager of its flagship New York outpost.
For the seven years prior to working at the WSJ, Winans worked for daily papers and a wire service.
He moves to H+K from regulation adviser Promontory Financial Group, where he was in charge of communications and marketing.
Earlier, Winans was senior VP/external affairs at AXA US, VP-media relations at American International Group and VP in Lehman Brothers equity research division.
Michael Coates, president/CEO of H+K Americas, said of the appointment of Winans, "Any agency in New York or beyond, would be lucky to have him – as a leader and as a seasoned adviser."
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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.
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