Sommerlath Joins MMC as Corporate Brand Chief
Wed, Jan. 9, 2019
By Kevin McCauley
Ann Sommerlath, who was CCO at IMAX, joins Marina Maher Communications as head of its newly created corporate brand practice. (1 reader comment)
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Ann Sommerlath, who was CCO at IMAX, joins Marina Maher Communications as head of its newly created corporate brand practice. (1 reader comment)
As Washington continues its descent into chaos, the private sector has an opportunity to be the lone adults in the room and showcase what constitutes good behavior. (2 reader comments)
Sarah O’Brien, who exited Tesla in September as VP-communications, has joined Facebook as VP for executive communications.
Snap Inc. today announced that Julie Henderson will join as chief communications officer following completion of Walt Disney Co.’s acquisition of assets of 21st Century Fox, where she is executive VP-and CCO.
WPP's Mark Read folds the venerable J. Walter Thompson with Wunderman as part of his strategy to employ 'radical rethinking' to restore momentum to ad/PR comglom.
BCW has named Edelman's Brian Ellner executive VP-global corporate solutions practice. He also served as vice chairman at MacAndrews & Forbes and lead strategist at the Human Rights Campaign.
NBC will take a $69M hit from the crash of former Fox star Megyn Kelly, who was never a good fit with the network's culture and brand. (1 reader comment)
Gary Ginsberg, most recently executive VP for communications and marketing at Time Warner and a well-connected Democratic operative, will join Japan’s Softbank telecommunication giant Nov. 1.
Weber Shandwick has launched United Minds, a global management consultancy specializing in transformation. (1 reader comment)
The World Economic Forum today objected to the use of the “Davos” brand in connection with other events, such as Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative set to begin Oct. 23.
Peppercomm has unveiled StandSmart, a system designed to help companies stay ahead of the curve on the hot-button societal issues (e.g., immigration, gun control) that impact their business.
An important role of a chief communications officer or PR firm is to establish an "air traffic control system" to prevent media overexposure of the CEO. (2 reader comments)
The #MeToo movement is going to have a financial effect on businesses, according to a new study from FTI Consulting and Mine The Gap.
CEOs have been riding the bull market, according to a report by The Conference Board, but the times in the c-suite may soon be a 'changin.'
Ousted WPP CEO Martin Sorrell frets that there’s no one “looking out” for the ad/PR combine in which he remains a major shareholder.
The Blueshirt Group has launched a new corporate governance advisory and activism defense practice.
Martin Sorrell has agreed to pick up any legal tab for his new venture S4 Capital in the event that WPP sues it in connection with the $350M acquisition of Dutch digital firm MediaMonks.
Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline, has decided to ban the press from next week's annual meeting because it doesn't want the event "being distorted for PR purposes."
Uber has hired Coca-Cola veteran Rebecca Messina as its first global chief marketing officer.
Mark Reed, WPP's CO-COO since the ouster of founder Martin Sorrell, today officially took the helm with an annual salary of $1.3M plus bonuses.
British executive Rachel Whetstone is joining Facebook to head global communications, replacing Jonathan Friedland, who was fired in June for using the N-word during a staff meeting. (1 reader comment)
Sarah O’Brien, who joined Tesla Inc. in Sept. 2016 as senior director of communications from Apple, is leaving the troubled electric carmaker next month.
Brad Burns, senior VP-corporate communications at AT&T Communications, has joined Salesforce as chief communications officer.
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