Stefanie Murphy, who handled global communications for LaSalle Investment Management, has signed on with commercial real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield as VP of global PR.
C&W in September was acquired by DTZ in a $2B deal to mount a global challenge to the industry-topping CBRE Group and JLL.
Murphy, based in Chicago, takes a newly created post overseeing the broker's worldwide reputation management practices and brand-building.
She was stationed in London and Chicago for LaSalle, owned by JLL, and earlier handled comms. for Penrose Financial in London. She was also at CKPR and Edelman in Chicago.
Murphy reports to corporate comms. chief Brad Kreiger.
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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