Christine Cea, a Porter Novelli alum and senior director of marketing communications for Unilever, has returned to PN to head its global consumer practice in a new post.

christina ceaCea spent the last nine years at Unilever in New York and New Jersey, guiding PR, social media and other marcomms efforts for brands like Hellman's, Axe and Dove. In her earlier stint at Omnicom-owned PN, she led its London consumer practice and served as SVP in New York and the UK.

Cea reports to PN CEO Karen van Bergen and handles client counsel, new business and consumer practice talent for the firm.

PN clients include Capitol One, Sony PlayStation, P&G and H-P.