Ogilvy PR has upped Jennifer Risi to global chief communications officer with the exit of Robyn Massey, who held the post for the past year.
Massey spent 15 years at Ketchum before moving to Ogilvy last year.
Risi, a five-year Ogilvy alum, recently led media relations for the firm and continues in that role, adding responsibility for all communications of the WPP agency globally. The firm said her expanded role will be about 75% client work and 25% agency global communications.
She also joins the firm's global executive committee.
Ogilvy CEO Stuart Smith, to whom Risi reports, called Risi the "right leader" and "ideal partner."
Risi was previously executive VP for Weber Shandwick, handling corporate and CEO positioning for the firm.
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