On the Move: Lambert & Co. Names Don Hunt President; Palace Resorts Ups Cessie Carrato to VP-PR; Konnect Connects with Carmen Hernandez; Greenberg Quinian Rosner Hires Kelsey Suter Again.
Tue, Jun. 11, 2019
By Steve Barnes
Lambert & Co. names Don Hunt president. He's been equity partner sicne 2001... Palace Resorts ups Cessie Carrato to VP-PR... Konnect Agency promotes Carmen Hernandez to executive VP of digital strategy... Greenberg Quinlan Rosner hires Kelsey Suter for VP. She returns to GQR after a stint at APCO Worldwide.
42West managing director Joe Quenqua is joining the new Weight Watchers as chief communications officer.
Doron Aronson, who was formerly at Cisco and Sun Microsystems, takes top product communications spot at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Kite Hill brings on Rachel Hadley as president... Prodigy PR promotes Rob Fleming and Jason Kasperski to partner... Marino recruits journalist Lauren Elkies Schram to its real estate team... H+K Strategies China names Jeff Leong SVP of client strategy.
FTI Consulting recruits Colleen Hsia from trading firm Jane Street to serve as senior managing director and America's head of financial services in the firm’s strategic communications segment.
Weber Shandwick tabs Jim Wetmore to head LA office... Rhea + Kaiser president/CEO Diane Martin moves to chief strategy officer slot as part of executive reorganization... Hill+Knowlton Strategies names George Candon strategy director in Brussels... Lambert promotes Sawyer Lipari to senior director.
Amanda Rosseter, who led led global external communications and media for The Coca-Cola Company, has been named chief communications officer at data analytics and tech company Equifax.
Porter Novelli adds executive VPs. Margaret-Ann Cole joins from Accenture and Sandy Skees returns from BSI, sustainability consulting firm... Dix & Eaton promotes Gregg LaBar to senior managing director... AEG Presents hires Dennis Dennehy from Interscope Geffen A&M as its first chief communications officer.
APCO Worldwide lures Zeno Group's Steve Earl with London managing director slot. He founded and served as managing director of Zeno's European operation... Haven Tower Group taps Larry Roth chair of its advisory board... Stein IAS of San Francisco makes Ed Davis VP-US client services. He joined from Fifth Ring, where he headed international client services, in April.
Demonstrate hires Sean DallasKidd as chief creative officer. He's a veteran of J. Walter Thompson/San Francisco... York & Chapel promotes executive VP Jill Perkins to CEO slot. She held top marketing positons at Playtex, and Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas... American Flood Coalition puts Dante Cutrona in charge of government relations.
Marino brings on Sam Goldstein as director of land use and public policy. He's the founder of Helicopter Tourism & Jobs Council... Zapwater carries out round of promotions... Alorica, customer experience solutions outfit, hires Colson Hillier as chief marketing officer.
Konnect Agency has appointed Lauren Newhouse to the role of director.
Leo Burnett Worldwide has appointed Liz Taylor to the role of chief creative officer.
Golin promotes Dawn Langeland to president of New York office... Cooksey Communications names Colby Walton president... strong>Allied Global Marketing ups Kelly Estrella to executive VP.
Weber Shandwick has named Will Ludlam president of its western region, which includes offices in Seattle, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Marina Maher Communications appoints Rema Vasan as EVP, chief innovation officer. Vasan joins MMC from MSLGROUP, where she was global lead on Procter & Gamble... Endeavor Global Marketing recruits Samantha Stark from Ketchum for executive VP-PR position... rbb Communications names Lauren Bernat equity partner... H+K Strategies ups Jack de Vries to Netherlands CEO.
Porter Novelli partner Linda Martin has moved to Westbound Communications, where she’s been named partner and general manager of the agency’s Orange, CA headquarters.
Edelman names Christie Bishop brand chief for Southern California. She was at Spark44... Ditto recruits Forbes contributor Leslie Ankney, who covered the crypto beat, as associate VP... Susan Davis International hires Merrit Group's Sean O'Leary as VP.
Beehive Strategic Communication has promoted Abigail Greenheck to group vice president... DeVries Global has appointed Christa Lombardi senior vice president, Health + Wellness. Lombardi comes to DeVries from Ketchum... Valence Media, parent of Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, has named Emily Spence executive vice president, head of communications, a newly created role.
Edelman Southwest has named Kristena Lucky executive VP and head of its brand practice. It recruits Weber Shandwick's Brooke Taylor and MicroblomeDX alum Kate Burton for senior VP jobs... GCI Health hires FleishmanHillard's Kirsten Whipple for executive VP/wellness & nutrition post... The S3 Agency adds Leon Grassi as VP-sales & marketing.
BCW names Johanna Skilling and Jeffrey Cutler executive VPs for strategy/planning and analytics/performance, respectively... Hill+Knowlton Strategies elevates Claire Holden to chief innovation officer in the UK... SourceCode Communciations hires Bateman Group's Hugh Collins... George P. Johnson shop promotes Fiona Bruder to executive VP for client success.
Valerie Lecasble, spokesperson for France's Ministry of Defense, has joined Hill+Knowlton Strategies as managing director of its Paris office.
Gfinity hires Heineken global communications chief John Clarke for global brand & marcomms duties... Harvest Health & Recreation, a vertically-integrated cannabis company, names Alex Howe corporate communications head... Carl Marks Advisors ups Jeanine Krattiger to managing director in charge of branding, media relations, website development and PR.