 Eamonn Reynolds |
The Detroit Lions named Eamonn Reynolds as new director of football communications, taking over for Bill Keenist as the club’s top PR employee. Reynolds, who originally joined the Lions in 2012, was hired into a full-time role in 2013 and most recently served as the club’s assistant director of football communications. The moves are the latest in a series of changes to Detroit's PR arm. The team’s director of media relations Matt Barnhart was fired earlier this offseason, and Kevin Anderson, who was bumped up from director of player development to chief of staff, has assumed a large role in handling the media. The Lions finished the 2017 season with a 9-7 record, good for 2nd place in the NFC North.
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Bird, a company that provides a fleet of shared electric scooters that can be accessed via smartphone, has named Rebecca Hahn senior vice president of communications. Hahn comes to Bird from The OutCast Agency, where she was a partner and also served as senior vice president, working with such brands as Facebook, Fifth Wall Ventures, Intuit TurboTax, Instagram, Lyft and the NFL. Previously, she was director, corporate communications at Oracle. At Bird, Hahn will design and oversee the company’s communications and marketing strategy. The company has also brought on Wendy Mantell, formerly the senior vice president of legal at fantasy sports company FanDuel, as deputy general counsel.
 Matthew Raven |
SHIFT Communications has hired Matthew Raven as vice president. Raven comes to SHIFT from Terakeet, a Syracuse, NY-based provider of digital marketing technology and managed services, where he most recently served as vice president, brand strategy. Raven will lead SHIFT's marketing technology practice, working directly with account teams to help expand the firm’s data-driven services and offerings. "Matt has a proven track record for fueling strategic growth in a fast-growing company," said SHIFT Communications managing partner Amy Lyons.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
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. 
