 Zoe Haugen |
BoardroomPR has brought on ABC News/Miami's Zoe Haugen as a multi-media/PR specialist. Haugen comes to the agency from ABC News in Miami, where she was a producer. Before that, she was a multimedia journalist for WAOW-TV, an ABC affiliate outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She has also worked as a TV anchor, reporter, producer and photographer at PBS affiliate WUFT-TV, and as a radio reporter for NPR affiliate WUFT-FM, an NPR affiliate in Gainesville, FL.
 Jeffrey Gaunt |
Lambert, Edwards & Associates has hired Jeffrey Gaunt as director. Gaunt was founder and principal at Cooper Strategies, and before that, he served as a strategic communications consultant and trainer at Wixted & Company. In his new post, Gaunt will help executives and companies manage their brands and reputations before, during and after corporate crises and long-term issues. LE&A has also brought on Matt Witkowski as a senior associate and Beau Jensen as a coordinator. Witkowski comes to the firm from Grand Valley Health Plan, where he was a communications specialist, and Jensen joins LE&A after working for the PR department of the Grand Rapids Griffins, an American Hockey League team.
 Megan Godfrey |
KemperLesnik has named Megan Godfrey group account director of PR. Megan joined KemperLesnik in 2011 as an account executive, and her work at the firm has included event PR for the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and multiple golf tournaments including the BMW Championship, UL International Crown, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Prior to joining KemperLesnik, she held PR and marketing positions with Moji, an athletic start-up, and CDW. Megan also spent a few years pursuing a professional golf career on the Futures Tour, Cactus Tour and Canadian Women’s Tour
 Stephanie Munarriz |
Turner has hired Stephanie Munarriz as a senior account executive. Munarriz comes to Turner from Newlink, where she was an account executive. In her new role, she will support the agency’s Miami expansion as well as helping to grow the firm’s tourism/hospitality and travel trade divisions. Turner has offices in New York City, Denver, Chicago and Miami, with a Los Angeles office opening this fall.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
Burson promotes EMEA COO Matt Buchanan to global chief social and Influence officer, a newly created role... Seedtag, a “global neuro-contextual advertising company,” brings on former Edelman SVP, corporate and public affairs Brendan McCarthy as chief marketing & communications officer... The Associated Press ups Lauren Easton to SVP and chief communications officer.
