Weber Shandwick's Dowd Moves to Allison
Wed., Jun. 10, 2026
By Steve Barnes
Jamie Dowd, who was most recently president of the health practice in the Americas at Weber Shandwick, comes on board at Allison Worldwide as global president, health + wellness, effective June 22.

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