john maronW2O Group's Twist Mktg. unit has hired Jon Maron, a more than 20-year PR veteran, as managing director to open a Seattle office and build out its technology practice.

Most recently VP-marketing/corporate communications at INRIX, Maron was VP-Americas marketing for HTC, senior VP-technology at Ketchum and senior director of North America marketing for mobile phone units at Sony Ericsson and LG.

Jennifer Gottlieb, Twist president, said Maron's consumer technology, global communication and mobile strategy experience will bolster the firm's ability to deliver "next practices" to the sector.

In a blog, Maron wrote that he joined W2O due to its ability to combine analytics, insights-driven content creation and thought leadership and ability to deliver the "wow behind the how" to audiences.