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Scott WidmeyerFinn Partners managing partner Scott Widmeyer has been named chief strategy officer of the global independent agency’s D.C. office in a bid to bolster that outpost’s ongoing growth.
Widmeyer, who formerly led press secretary duties for former WV Governor (and later Senator) Jay Rockefeller as well as Walter Mondale’s Presidential 1984 bid, founded Washington-based Widmeyer Communications in 1987, where he served as chairman and CEO. The firm was acquired by Finn Partners in 2013, whereupon Widmeyer was named managing partner.
Finn Partners’ Washington outpost is now the agency’s number-two operation after its New York headquarters, counting about 65 employees and accounting for approximately $15 million in annual fees.
The firm’s D.C. office specializes in public affairs, education, professional services, government agencies, digital marketing/creative services, and qualitative/quantitative research.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
