Craig Veith, former CEO of Direct Impact and Republican Party PR operative, has moved to Booz Allen Hamilton as VP for external affairs, a new post at the consulting giant.
Veith, who had been running his own shop, Sound Resources, for the past 10 years, oversees government and media relations, as well as corporate social responsiblity, based in McLean, Va.
He led Burson-Marsteller's grassroots Direct Impact unit from 2002-05, moving over from Burson, where he chairedd its US media practice.
On the political side, he was communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee for the 1995-96 cycle and was a communications director for Rep. Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.).
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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