 Bill Dalbec |
APCO Insight, the in-house research consultancy of APCO Worldwide, has named Bill Dalbec, managing director. Dalbec, who joined APCO Worldwide in 2006, most recently served as deputy managing director of the consultancy. During his time with the firm, he developed APCO’s annual TradeMarks study, which measures the public policy effectiveness of associations. As managing director of APCO Insight, he will lead a team which includes Katie Sprehe, senior director of reputation research; Chrystine Zacherau, senior director and head of APCO Insight’s health care portfolio; Chris Levy, director and head of APCO Insight in Europe; Lauren Compton, director of corporate communication research; and Steve Makadok, senior director and lead for APCO Insight’s work in New York.
 Natalie Weissman |
Bentonville, AR-based 4media Group has hired Natalie Weissman as a vice president of client communications, working in New York. Weissman comes to 4media from PLUS Media, where she was VP, client services. In addition to working on cooperative and standalone satellite media tours at 4media, Weissman will assist clients with all of 4media’s product offerings, including internet and radio media tours, media outreach and tailored research needs through the performance of PR surveys. “Natalie’s knowledge and experience, especially in the New York market, will only make our presence there stronger,” said agency president and global CEO Edward Cyster.
 Phil Silvestri |
Havas Tonic managing director and chief creative officer Phil Silvestri has been added to the board of directors of Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit organization that provides long-term support to communities, families and individuals impacted by terrorism or the loss of a family member in the military. A supporter of Tuesday’s Children for many years, Silvestri has created several films and commercials for the organization. “We have always valued Phil’s insight and guidance on how to expand our organization and improve the services we offer,” said Tuesday’s Children executive director Terry Sears.
 Rita Dragonette |
Rita Dragonette, a former senior vice president at Edelman and the founder of Dragonette Career Strategies, where she consulted clients from companies including Cisco Systems, Allstate, Deloitte, PepsiCo, Kraft and GE Healthcare, has added another job title to her resume: novelist. Her debut novel, 'The Fourteenth of September," tells the story of Private First Class Judy Talton, the recipient of an army scholarship and the daughter of a military family, who joins the antiwar movement on her college campus.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
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.
