 Helena Norrman |
Kekst CNC has announced that Helena Norrman will become a partner at the firm. In addition, she will assume the role of managing director at Stockholm-based JKL, the Nordic branch of Kekst CNC. At JKL, Norrman succeeds Maria Grimberg, who is leaving the company to take on the role of director of communications at NCC, a construction and property development company. Norrman comes to Kekst CNC from Ericsson, where she has most recently served as senior vice president of marketing and corporate relations. Her responsibilities include marketing, branding, communications, sustainability and public affairs. Before coming to Ericsson, Norrman was a communications consultant at JKL. She is expected to take on her new role by July 1.
 Julia Campbell |
The Local Media Association and the Local Media Consortium have hired Julia Campbell as branded content project lead. Campbell was previously vice president of media systems for Gray Television, where she created MomsEveryday, a television, digital, social and OTT branded content initiative. She has also served in director and editor positions at a number of local and national TV outlets, including CNN. Her newly created position at LMA and LMC is possible thanks to a $1 million investment from the Facebook Journalism Project. Fran Wills, CEO of the LMC, said that Campbell “will lead our efforts to craft a branded content program that will provide a valuable benefit to advertisers while increasing audience engagement and revenue for local media publishers.”
 Priyanki Brahma |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has named Priyanki Brahma a principal. Brahma comes to H+K from Aspectus Group, where she was a senior account executive, serving as the media relations lead for four accounts and strategy lead for two. She has held positions at Grayling and Montgomery Communications, and previously worked as a journalist at New Delhi Television and ESPN in New Delhi. In her new post, Brahma will work in H+K’s New York office, providing insight and guidance to corporate clients.
DGA Group has added Hilton alum Jonas Neihardt as a senior advisor to bolster its hospitality, travel and tourism offering.
Ed Harnaga, who most recently served as SVP, chief marketing and communications officer at Pfizer, joins Vantage Data Centers, which provides hyperscale data center campuses, in the chief marketing and communications officer spot.
Lucas Public Affairs, a Sacramento-based firm, adds Sallie Poggi, who has worked at both FleishmanHillard and APCO, as a VP. Most recently, Poggi was chief communications officer at the University of the Pacific... Allied Universal, a security and facility services company, brings on Melissa Butler as VP of communications. She was at Burson... Talk Shop Media, a firm that operates in Canada and the U.S., specializing in PR, corporate communications and social media, promotes Stuart Martin to managing director of its U.S West Coast operations.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Madeleine Boyd SVP, global brand communications. Most recently, she served as global SVP, beauty & wellness at Together Group... Cohen & Steers, a global investment manager specializing in real assets and alternative income, names Erik Schneberger as EVP, chief marketing officer... CooperVision, a contact lens company, brings on former Bayer VP Brenda Raphael as VO of marketing, Americas.
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.
