 Armel Leslie |
Sloane & Company has brought on Mike Boccio as managing director and Armel Leslie as senior VP. Boccio, who was previously at S&C as a senior VP, returns to the firm from RF|Binder, where he was executive managing director, running the corporate & financial services practice and providing integrated communications and media relations counsel for its clients. Leslie joins Sloane from Peppercomm, where he was senior director, running the firm’s capital markets team within the financial services practice area. He was previously a partner at Walek & Associates, most recently managing the global capital practice group. S&C has also promoted Hayley Milbourn and Roger Sauerhaft to VP. Milbourn has been with the firm since January 2013, providing strategic account management for a number of the company’s media & entertainment and education clients. Sauerhaft, who joined the firm 2013 after stints at Burson-Marsteller and the Clinton Foundation, works with corporations and industry coalitions spanning the financial services, healthcare, media and technology sectors.
S&C is part of MDC Partners.
 Suzanne Chan |
Hotwire has promoted Suzanne Chan to senior VP, strategy, North America. Chan, who joined the firm almost eight years ago, has taken on such initiatives as opening the New York office for Eastwick, which was acquired by Hotwire in 2016. She also played a major role in creating and growing the firm’s adtech practice. In her new role, Chan is tasked with building Hotwire’s strategy skillset across the team, leading strategy for high stakes clients and select new business.
 Grant Powell |
5W Public Relations has hired Grant Powell as VP of digital strategy and Melissa Olund as VP of digital content. Powell has founded multiple digital agencies focused on digital innovation as well as working on advertising programs for Porsche, American Express and Dow Jones. At 5W, he will work with client partners employ digital strategies across social, paid, SEO, email marketing and more. Olund’s 15 years of content experience include working at AOL, Rodale, Wenner Media and Verizon/Oath. She will focus on helping clients tell their stories and build their brands across all digital and social platforms. Both will report to senior vice president Elizabeth Minton. “Bringing on Melissa and Grant further supports our continued commitment to innovating and providing our clients with the best team and services possible,” said 5W president and CEO Ronn Torossian.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
