Andy Katell, senior VP of communications for GE Energy Financial Services, has moved to $11B power giant Entergy to oversee communications for its northern US nuclear power business.
Entergy's nuclear slate includes Indian Point Energy Center and James A. FitzPatrick nuclear plant (New York), Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Mass.), Palisades Power Plant (Mich.), and the decommissioning Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.
Katell moves from Stamford, Conn., to White Plains, N.Y., for the VP post, reporting to group VP of corporate comms. Necole Merritt, who joined New Orleans-based Entergy in May.
At GE Capital, he handled comms. for its power project investments.
He was previously a senior VP for FleishmanHillard after 14 years as a correspondent, writer and editor for the Associated Press.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
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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