 Heather Bliss |
LEWIS has appointed Heather Bliss senior VP, Boston. Before joining LEWIS, Bliss served as a VP at InkHouse and and executive VP at PerkettPR. She has more than 20 years of experience running integrated communications campaigns for B2B and B2C clients. Reporting to executive VP, U.S. Stephen Corsi, Bliss will oversee the development and expansion of the company’s presence in New England. Her hire comes as the agency is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region as well as beefing up its executive team. Andrea Dubeck, who was a VP at Matter Communications; Joel Richman, formerly head of PR & marketing at ExO Foundation; and former MWWPR vice president Abby Berger have all joined LEWIS as VPs. pr
 Charlotte Fox |
The International Women’s Media Foundation has appointed Charlotte Fox director of communications. Fox joins the IWMF from MSL, where she was a vice president, working with clients focused on issues in public education, health care, media and gender equity. She also directed media training and message development. Before coming to MSL, Fox managed public relations activities at 360JMG and FleishmanHillard in Washington. D.C. In her new role, Fox will further develop and direct IWMF’s internal and external engagement strategies. She will also be a member of the organization’s leadership team. Founded in 1990, IWMF provides programs and grants that help ensure that women journalists worldwide are supported, protected, and recognized for their contributions to the news media at all levels.
 Jay Wampold |
Cloudability has hired Jay Wampold as its VP of marketing. Wampold comes to Cloudability from storage systems provider Qumulo, where he was also VP of marketing. He has also held marketing and communications posts at Amazon Web Services, information technology company Chef, and EMC Isilon. At Clouability, Wampold will oversee the company’s new Seattle office, lead the strategy and execution of all its marketing efforts and focus on shaping a new market category around driving continuous cloud spend optimization.
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.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
