 Sheila Wisniewski |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Sheila Wisniewski president and CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada. Wisniewaki joined H+K in 2003 and became GM of the firm's largest Canadian office and headquarters in Toronto in 2015. She leads integrated national clients and has worked on such brands as HP, Coca-Cola, Loblaw, IKEA and Whirlpool. In her new role, Wisniewski will continue to cultivate senior client relationships while leading national strategy development and execution for the Canadian firm. She takes over from Goldy Hyder, who is joining The Business Council of Canada as President & CEO.
 Atul Sharma |
Ruder Finn Asia has brought on Atul Sharma as managing director, VP of Ruder Finn India. Before coming to RF, Sharma was chief operating officer for Genesis Burson-Marsteller, with responsibility for driving the firm’s operations including client campaigns, new business development and building efficient team structures. At Ruder Finn India, he will be in charge of overall management and operations, and establishing Ruder Finn as a major player in the India market. His role also includes positioning, business development, team development, network expansion, new offerings development and further enhancing Ruder Finn’s global network collaboration.
 Vanessa Childers |
Conscious Company Media has named Vanessa Childers editorial director. Childers previously served as digital editor of WiesnerMedia’s Colorado Homes & Lifestyles and Mountain Living magazines. In her new post, she will be responsible for strengthening the voice of the Conscious Company Media brand and developing a cohesive content strategy that unifies Conscious Company Magazine with the events, educational materials, and digital storytelling that the company produces.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
