Bob Finnerty, chief communications officer for Rochester Institute of Technology, is shifting to Illinois Institute of Technology as VP of external affairs in early December.
A former reporter, Finnerty spent the past 14 years at RIT heading internal and external communications. He is a former editor for Gannett's Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Finnerty, a Purdue grad, takes up the post overseeing marketing and communications, community affairs, outreach and external affairs on Dec. 5.
Chicago-based IIT counts nearly 8,000 students.
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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