Rachel Whetstone, who stepped down as VP-communications and public policy at Uber in April, is joining Facebook in September in charge of PR for its WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger products.
She will report to Caryn Marooney, VP-global communications.
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Rachel WhetstoneWhetstone joined the car-sharing company in 2015, replacing former Obama advisor David Plouffe.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recruited Plouffe in January to run the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, social advocacy organization. CZI was formed by Zuckerberg and his wife, Chan, to give away most of their FB stock to groups that "advance human potential."
Before Uber, Whetstone did a ten-year stint at Google, where she handled PR and the search engine's relations with the European Union and Federal Trade Commission.
The UK native began her career in Conservative Party politics, advising then-Home Secretary Michael Howard.
She left for jobs at One2One and Portland PR before returning to counsel Howard when he became leader of his party.
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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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