By Greg Hazley
Ken Spain, fresh from victory as communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee, has been tapped as VP of public affairs and communications for the Private Equity Growth Capital Council, the trade group for the PE sector.
The three-year-old PEGC was founded as the Private Equity Council to defend private equity firms from criticism and burnish the industry’s image. Its name changed in September.
Robert Stewart, former corporate comms. chief at Caesars Entertainment and Teligent, has been VP/PA for the group since its inception. He is moving to TheWadeGroup as a senior VP for financial services clients.
In a statement to O’Dwyer’s, PEGCC said: “Robert helped build an effective communications program for the PEGCC during some very tumultuous times and made important contributions in this area and others over his four year tenure.”
Spain has been at the NRCC since 2007, when he joined after communications director stints for Reps. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) and Mike Conaway (R-Tex.).
He was New Mexico comms. director for the Bush-Cheney re-elect in 2004.
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