Robyn Massey, who joined Ketchum's PR unit in 1999, has moved to Ogilvy PR as global chief communications officer, a new position at the WPP unit.
She worked for Ketchum in New York and London, departing as VP-corporate communications and head of external relations & partnerships.
Massey will return to New York to report to Ogilvy PR CEO Stuart Smith. She'll coordinate activities with Lauren Crampsie, global chief marketing officer at Ogilvy & Mather.
Prior to Ketchum, Massey was PR & marketing director at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World restaurant and PR director at The Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center.
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