 Rich Davis |
Financial Profiles has hired Rich Davis as chief operating officer. Most recently, Davis was COO/CFO of several IPG agencies, including Rogers & Cowan and Frukt. He has also served as western region CFO for Weber Shandwick and CFO of Axis Agency. Davis will join the firm on May 2, reporting to Financial Profiles founder and president Moira Conlon. Conlon and Davis previously worked together at IPG.
 Alanna Jamieson |
Taft Communications has promoted Alanna Jamieson to senior communications manager. Jamieson, who has been with Taft since February 2016, manages projects in the environmental, sustainable business, and public affairs arenas. She is also account manager for the ReThink Energy NJ account, a campaign that seeks to make New Jersey a leader in clean, renewable energy. Before coming to Taft, she held positions at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals and MCS Healthcare Public Relations.
 Jim O'Reilly |
4media Group has tapped Jim O’Reilly as its first executive producer in its US operations. O’Reilly, who has more than 40 years of broadcast news experience was hired to provide a “newsroom perspective” to the Bentonville (Ark) company. As video producer, O’Reilly has worked with clients such as Verizon Foundation, TGI Friday’s, Nextel and Cartier.
 Sandi Sonnenfeld |
Impact PR & Communications has named Sandi Sonnenfeld associate VP. Sonnenfeld comes to the firm after running her own company, Sonnenfeld Strategic Communications. She was previously director of PR & firmwide communications at law firm Kaye Scholer, where she spearheaded all firm messaging, print and online content development, thought-leadership, media relations, social media, internal communications and C-Suite communications. She began her career at Publicis Dialog, working with such clients as Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Washington State Lottery and law firm Preston Gates & Ellis.
 Christine Sanni |
Carthage College in Kenosha, WI has appointed Christine Sanni VP for marketing and communications. Sanni joins Carthage from Tufts University’s VP-communications & marketing slot. At Tufts, she drafted and implement the university’s first integrated communications and marketing plan as well as consolidating enrollment marketing for eight graduate and professional schools and developing strategies to boost fundraising. Sanni has also held positions at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Boston College.
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Kieran Mahoney, who founded Mercury Public Affairs more than 27 years ago, has stepped down as CEO and assumed the executive chairman post.
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