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MetLife has named Randy Clerihue chief communications officer. Clerihue was previously head of Corporate Communications for the company, with responsibility for financial, executive, public policy, and corporate responsibility communications. Before joining MetLife in 2011, he oversaw corporate and executive communications for clean-energy company NextEra Energy. In his new role, he will add responsibility for MetLife’s global communications teams in the U.S., Asia, Latin America, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa to his current duties. The company has also named Jennifer Gottlieb, a 25-year MetLife veteran, head of global employee communication.
CommCore Consulting Group has brought on Craig Rothenberg as a senior strategic advisor and Rob Doolittle as a senior consultant. Rothenberg heads Rothenberg Communication LLC , a communications consultancy offering counsel and services to help companies build trust, respect and reputation. He previously led the global employee and executive communications team at Johnson & Johnson, where he developed a storytelling training curriculum for the company’s most senior leaders. Doolittle was previously assistant VP—media & communications at CSX Corporation. “Rob’s specified knowledge in transportation, and Craig’s expertise and background in Healthcare add to our strength,” said CommCore CEO Andrew Gilman.
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has appointed Elena Ridloff to the newly created position of senior vice president, investor relations, leading investor and financial communications activities. Ridloff joins ACADIA from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, where she was vice president, investor relations. Prior to Alexion, she was CEO and managing member of BIOVISIO, an independent consulting firm providing strategic, financial and investor relations counsel to the life sciences industry. Ridloff will report to Steve Davis, ACADIA president and CEO Steve Davis and serve as a member of the executive management committee.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
