Joined
Williams |
Kristin Sadlon, SVP of corporate reputation, Porter Novelli, to Cohn & Wolfe, New York, as a senior VP, corporate practice. Russ Williams, senior VP, Hayslett Group, joins as SVP, crisis and issues management, based in Atlanta.
Steve Wymer, communications director, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), to TiVo Inc., Alviso, Calif., as director of corporate communications to lead external and internal comms. He is immediate past president of the U.S. Senate Press Secretaries Association.
Morris |
Jennifer Morris, former spokeswoman for 2010 Senate candidate Dino Rossi and national press secretary for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), to Nyhus Communications, Seattle, as an A/S.
Timothy White, a lobbyist and VP at MWW Group, to Beckerman, Hackensack, N.J., as a VP to head the firm’s public affairs practice. He was political director for the New Jersey Republican State Committee in 2004, special assistant to the Mayor of Jersey City and special assistant to the Bergen County Executive.
Yaneisy Blanco, A/E, Bristol PR, to Howard R. Miller Communications, Miami, as an A/E focused on bilingual press campaigns for travel and leisure clients.
Beth Miller, senior director, The Carrot Agency, and Debra Hays, managing supervisor, Fleishman-Hillard, to Carmichael Lynch Spong, Minneapolis, as principal and senior counselor, respectively. Hays, previously with Porter Novelli, leads efforts for clients Jennie-O Turkey Store, Martek and PowerBar.
Laura Lane, managing director and head of international government affairs, Citigroup, to UPS, Washington, D.C., to oversee the company's global government relations efforts. She takes over in mid-February 2012 for Arnie Wellman, who is retiring.
Promoted
Andrea Hagelgans to VP, strategic comms. and media relations, Camino PR, New York.
Ralph Sutton to international managing partner, National PR, London. He oversees operations in London, which he opened in 2003, and New York (2009) for the Montreal-based firm. Also, Miranda Dini was named managing partner in London, where National operates as AXON Communications.
Jessica Goldberg DiPietro to managing director, Lippe Taylor, New York. The former beauty editor started at LT as an A/S.