John Wolfe, senior VP for DiGennaro Communications, has moved to the Association of National Advertisers in the new post of director of communications.
Wolfe, who earlier handled communications for the 4A's and handled PR for WPP's GroupM and Mindshare, covered the ad beat for Advertising Age in New York, Chicago and London.
Bob Liodice, chief of the advertising trade group, praised Wolfe's background in PR and journalism as a strong fit at ANA.
Wolfe earlier wrote for the Kansas City Star, Chicago Sun-Times and Associated Press. He also held editorial posts at MediaPost Communications, House Beautiful and Art & Antiques.
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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