 Kerry Tropeano |
Thompson & Bender has brought on Kerry Tropeano as marketing and communications director. Tropeano comes to Thompson & Bender from Saks Fifth Avenue, where she was divisional vice president, public relations, overseeing the development, planning and execution of PR and image-building strategies. Prior to joining Saks, she was director of North American public relations at Tiffany & Co. She has also managed business public relations at Major League Baseball and was director of marketing communications for Nielsen Media Research. At T&B, Tropeano will oversee communications strategies for the agency’s clients and serve as a liaison with its account teams.
 John F. Kouten |
The Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America has elected John F. Kouten, CEO of JFK Communications, Inc., as their 2018 President. Kouten will oversee PRSA Philadelphia’s operations and committees as well as acting as a liaison between the chapter and the PRSA national and district organizations. He has been a PRSA member for more than 25 years, serving the New York and New Jersey PRSA chapters as well as in Philadelphia. Before coming to JFK, he served in executive PR positions at Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. “During my tenure as President I hope to help public relations professionals in the Philadelphia area recognize and utilize PRSA’s valuable professional development resources,” said Kouten.
 Scott Bauman |
Greenough Brand Storytellers has promoted Scott Bauman to general manager. Bauman oversees agency marketing, new business development and client satisfaction. Before joining Greenough in 2005, he served as director of PR at Avid Technology and was a VP at Weber Shandwick. “In working closely with Scott over the years, I’ve always been impressed by his ability to think strategically about growing our business while continuing to put clients first,” said Greenough CEO Phil Greenough.
Stagwell brings on David Olesnevich as chief growth officer, owned media and Drew Schutte as chief revenue officer, owned media... Spectrum Science names Lisa Talbot president of Spectrum Science Communications. Talbot was most recently chief client officer at MSL, where she oversaw healthcare, consumer and corporate practices... IHS, a global information provider, names Stephanie Buscemi as SVP and CMO, a newly created role....Red Shoes Inc., a woman-owned, marketing firm in Appleton, WI, promotes Reagan Fritts, Mia Hermansen, Katie Much, Jennifer Thurlow and Carly Tiedt to new roles. 
Former deputy undersecretary of agriculture Darci Vetter joins berry producer Driscoll's as VP, public affairs.
The International Dairy Foods Association brings on 
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
