Michael Ramah, who took the acting CEO slot at Porter Novelli in July 2012 with the exit of Gary Stockman, has set up his own consultancy in New York.
Stockman succeeded Helen Ostrowski in 2008, joining the Omnicom PR unit after it acquired his firm Copithorne and Bellows in 2000. He held the top spot for four years.
Ramah, a veteran of Philip Morris International's Seven-Up operation, was PN's global strategy director prior to his elevation of the helm.
With the elevation of Karen van Bergen to the CEO position in early February 2013, Ramah slid into the chief client office slot.
Michael L.E. Ramah LLC opened this month in New York.
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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