 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.
Mara Motherway, who was
Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
Rayhan Daudani, who led the earned media specialty for Edelman’s global energy practice, is coming on board at public affairs firm McGuireWoods Consulting, serving as an SVP on its advocacy team.
Ovid Therapeutics names Victoria Fort, a veteran of GCI Health, Ruder Finn and Chandler Chicco, as chief strategy officer and chief of staff to the CEO... The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives names RJ Karney VP, head of government affairs... NINICO promotes Sarah Farrant to president. She succeeds agency founder and president Nicholas Adams, who will transition to the role of executive chairman.
