Walmart has hired Greg Hitt, US crisis practice chief at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, for the VP-corporate communications slot effective June 1.
He assumes the duties of Dave Tovar, who stepped down last year, following the controversy regarding his lack of a college diploma.
Hitt will report to Dan Bartlett, executive VP-corporate affairs and H+K alum. Barlett, who was White House advisor to George W. Bush, also served as H+K US president and CEO of Pubic Strategies Inc.
Hitt, who did a stint at PSI, was a reporter for Dow Jones News Service and Wall Street Journal.
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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.
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