Shirley Powell, chief communications officer for The Weather Company, has rolled to Cox Automotive, the tech-savvy auto industry company behind Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, as VP of communications and community relations.
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TWC, the parent to Weather.com, was acquired by IBM in October.
Powell led communications and social media for TWC's consumer and B2B brands. She earlier held corporate PR posts at Turner Broadcasting, NBC Entertainment, Disney/ABC and Nickelodeon.
Cox Automotive, part of the $18B media giant Cox Enterprises, counts other properties like Manheim, Dealertrack, Xtime, and vAuto, among others. Powell leads day-to-day communications for the company, including PR, executive comms. and crisis management.
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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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