 Lanhee Chen |
Brunswick Group has brought on Lanhee Chen as a senior counselor. Chen is David and Diane Steffy Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and director of domestic policy studies and lecturer in the public policy program at Stanford University. He has advised four presidential campaigns including Senator Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign. During the Bush I White House, he was a senior official at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. From 2014 to 2018, he served as a member of the Social Security Advisory Board. Brunswick chief Neal Wolin said that Chen’s “deep expertise in health care policy and significant experience advising on public affairs and public policy issues will meaningfully enhance our capabilities and be of huge value to our clients."
 Mark O'Toole |
Mower has tapped Mark O’Toole to lead the agency’s Boston office. O’Toole, who currently serves as group VP-PR & content, joined Mower in 2015 when HB Agency combined with then Eric Mower + Associates. Prior to joining HB and Mower, O’Toole served as senior VP with The Castle Group, leading its PR team for 13 years, and was the sales marketing manager for New England Cable News. Mower’s Boston office serves B2B, technology, robotics, clean energy, professional services and hospitality clients.
 Mimi Fernandez |
Red Fan Communications has named Mimi Fernandez director of client success. Fernandez comes to Red Fan from data technology company Lucid, LLC, where she served as director of account management, with responsibility for business development with large brands and agencies. Unilever, Edelman Intelligence, Buzzfeed, Indeed and Walt Disney Co among her top clients. She has also held executive positions at Edelman, malansky + partners, Ruder Finn and the American Lung Association.
 Dorothy McEntee |
Cindy Riccio Communications has named Dorothy McEntee senior director of health & wellness. McEntee has more than two decades of science-based consumer product experience including skincare, oral-care and dietary supplement industries. She has worked on both the agency and corporate sides of the table, with JDS Therapeutics, Catalyst-Agency, Sudler & Hennessey, Medicus Intercon, PAR Pharmaceutical and Taro Pharmaceuticals. The agency has also brought on Rachel Newman as account supervisor and director of media relations. Newman comes to CRC from Fox Greenberg PR, where she was an account supervisor.
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.
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.
