Jim Selman, associate director at freuds who oversaw its global Mars work, has moved to Allison+Partners to head its London outpost.
Allison opened in London in 2011 as the MDC Partners-owned firm expanded in Europe and Latin America. VP Susie Hughes has led the operation since then.
Selman previously worked entertainment and consumer PR efforts at Rogers & Cowan.
At A+P, he reports to European president and global corporate practice chief Matthew Della Croce.
Della Croce said the firm wanted someone with Selman's background and enterpreneurial acument as it grows its Europe footprint and expands its offering.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.