Beth Comstock, one-time VP-corporate communications at General Electric, assumed the vice chair slot on Sept. 1. She's the first female vice chair at GE.
Comstock's responsible for building out services businesses based on digital/analytics and moving the industrial giant into new markets.
She currently heads GE Business Innovations group, which includes GE Lighting, GE Venture and Licensing, corporate marketing, sales and communications.
“Beth has a proven reputation inside and outside GE for transforming the enterprise and being a catalyst for digital innovation and growth," said CEO Jeff Immelt in a statement. "She has spearheaded our investment in the Industrial Internet -- driving our evolution to a digital industrial company."
Comstock, 55, became corporate communications chief in 1998 and chief marketing officer in 2003.
She served as president of integrated media at NBC Universal and held posts at CBS and Turner Broadcasting.
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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