Simon Sproule, who joined the Silicon Valley luxury electric carmaker Tesla Motors earlier this year in its top PR role, is leaving for Aston Martin.
The UK native is slated for the chief marketing officer slot at the British luxury sports car company, and will report to his former Nissan boss, CEO Andrew Palmer, who joined AM last month. Sproule ledglobal marketing communications at Nissan Motors in Japan under Palmer until jumping to Palo Alto-based Tesla in March.
He worked various posts for Nissan in the US and Japan, as well as Jaguar Land Rover (US) and Ford (UK). He also was a VP/comms. for Microsoft.
Liz Jarvis-Shean is director of global communications at Tesla.
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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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