Joined
Fleming |
Olga Fleming, senior counselor at Chandler Chicco’s Biosector 2, to Cohn & Wolfe, as executive VP, managing director of the firm’s New York healthcare practice. She was a senior VP at Fleishman-Hillard’s CPR Worldwide, where she managed N.Y. and London teams and led “Lilly Oncology on Canvas,” an international disease awareness campaign implemented. Fleming is a former VP for Weber Shandwick.
Lydia Mihalek, VP of marketing, CIT Group, to Performance Learning Systems, Allentown, Pa., as chief communications officer, overseeing PR, corporate identity, brand strategy and media relations globally.
Tobin |
Rachel Tobin, reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, to Jackson Spalding, Atlanta. She was previously at the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Fulton County Daily Report.
Galloro |
Vince Galloro, who spent a decade covering the hospital industry for Modern Healthcare, to Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock, Nashville, as the first staffer in its new Chicago outpost.
James Hope, who handled vehicle launch programs at Volvo Cars of North America, returns to Kia Motors America, Irvine, Calif., as national manager of product PR.
Tad Hutcheson, VP of marketing and sales, AirTran Airways, returns to Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, as VP, community/public affairs. He worked in Delta's planning and marketing departments prior to leaving the company in 1995.
Promoted
Christin Jeffers to A/E, Catapult PR-IR, Boulder, Colo.
Jared Bryan to A/E, Eisbrenner PR, Royal Oak, Mich. He handles Bosch, Dana Holdings, Linamar, and Schuler.
Randi Berris, director of editorial services at The Quell Group and a former journalist, will head the Troy, Mich., agency’s media training services, conducting “what is news” orientation sessions for clients and media training workshops.
Harrison |
Sean Fitzgerald to executive VP, China, and director of the Shanghai office of Ketchum. He has been a partner and managing director of Ketchum West (L.A. and San Francisco) and will relocate to Shanghai in January. Dave Chapman, partner and director of Ketchum West, assumes responsibility for the region.
Honored
Judith Harrison, senior vice president, staffing and diversity & inclusion at Weber Shandwick, was recognized by New York Women's Agenda on Dec. 6 in New York for her career-long commitment to building a multicultural workforce.
Nineteen-year-old NYWA is a coalition of 100 women's professional and advocacy organizations.