 C.L. Conroy |
Public Relations Global Network elected C.L. Conroy president at its bi-annual meeting in Toronto. Conroy is president and CEO of Miami, Florida-based The Conroy Martinez Group. Christina Rytter, managing director and founder of Copenhagen, Denmark-based Scandinavian Communications, assumes the role of immediate past president and chair of the advisory board. Other officers named include: president-elect Aaron Blank, president/CEO of Seattle-based The Fearey Group; secretary Leeza Hoyt, president of Los Angeles-based The Hoyt Organization; and Sean Dowdall, general manager and chief marketing officer of San Francisco-based Landis Communications, Inc., who will serve as treasurer. PRGN’s three-day meeting also included break-out sessions on the #metoo movement, promoting news literacy in the age of fake news and creating a safe workplace for employees.
 Matt Kellogg |
HSBC has appointed Matt Kellogg senior vice president, public affairs, based in Washington, D.C. Kellogg joins HSBC after serving at the U.S. Treasury as deputy assistant secretary, banking and finance, office of legislative affairs. Previously, he was senior policy advisor and counsel to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), general counsel at the Independent Petroleum Association of America and legislative assistant to Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY). At HSBC, he will be responsible for coordinating prudential bank regulatory activity in the United States as part of HSBC’s global public policy and government relations team, and will advocate on behalf of HSBC with policy makers and elected officials.
 Daphne Wang |
Bully Pulpit Interactive has hired Daphne Wang to help manage the firm’s corporate communication capabilities as well as oversee clients and accounts in corporate reputation and public affairs. Wang comes to BPI from APCO Worldwide where she was senior director and head of key clients, leading large-scale, integrated global communications and corporate reputation programs for such clients as BlackBerry, GE, Mars, McCormick, the Near East Foundation, PepsiCo, RISE and Suntory. Before that, she managed communications and media campaigns for public affairs and consumer goods clients at Rogers Finn Partners.
SKDK has hired Brian Klemesrud, a Democratic political ad-maker, as its chief creative director.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
