 Christina Bertinelli |
Vested financial communications shop has appointed Christina Bertinelli as a managing director for its New York office. Bertinelli comes to Vested from Lumentus, where she was a senior partner, establishing and then leading the firm’s digital reputation practice. Previously, she founded and managed the New York office of Instinctif Partners, a UK-based communications agency. Bertinelli has also served as vice president of account management at GO Productions and SVP of client relations at Broadstreet. In her new position, Bertinelli will work to expand Vested’s client base as well as leading its marketing offering, which includes social media, web design, digital ad-buying and branding.
 Stephanie McGann Jantzen |
Perry Communications Group has hired Stephanie McGann Jantzen as a vice president. McGann Jantzen joins the agency after spending three decades as political consultant, crisis communications specialist and public affairs strategist. She has managed statewide California races, congressional, senate and assembly campaigns, as well as local campaigns and ballot measures. She led northern California advance for former California governor Pete Wilson in his first campaign and worked on Jack Kemp’s campaign for president. At Perry, she will manage client accounts, providing strategic advice and direction as well as overseeing growth of new issue areas and client development.
 Simon Shaw |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has promoted Simon Shaw to global chief creative strategy + innovation officer. Shaw joined H+K in 2014 as chief creative officer at H+K’s Centre of Creative Strategy in London, working with such clients as Huawei, Coca Cola and Envision. Prior to joining H+K, he served as executive creative director & head of content at Good Relations and was previously creative director and global brand director at Exposure. He has also been a juror at the Cannes Lions.
Ragan Communications, a media and training company serving communications, marketing and HR professionals, names Rachel Salis-Silverman as chief communications officer, a new position at the company... Connect Media, an integrated media company and provider of commercial real estate news, brings on former Marino VP Christopher Santarelli as VP for Connect Creative, the company’s strategic communications and creative agency... AIR Limited, which has a portfolio including traditional hookah brands and advanced inhalation technologies, names Gaurav Jain as VP, investor relations and corporate strategy.
Consello has appointed Hans Vestberg, former Verizon CEO, as senior operating advisor.
Katy Feinberg has returned to McGuireWoods Consulting PA shop in its Raleigh office after stints at Rubenstein Communications, Trailrunner and FleishmanHillard.
FGS Global brings on HSBC's Jean-Manuel Richier as senior advisor to bolster its equity advisory, investor relations and transaction & financial communications capabilities across Europe... TEAM LEWIS names Danielle Malvesti SVP, strategy. Malvesti joins the agency from Cramer.... Durée & Company ups Abbie Lipton to vice president... LDWW promotes Michelle Poland, Channing Sizemore and Emma Stoneham to managing director.
Narrative Strategies hires Chris Bissex as a managing director. Bissex was most recently deputy director of public affairs for the Federal Trade Commission... Marino promotes Elizabeth Latino to COO and managing director.... The Charlotte Hornets hire Big 12 Conference chief brand & business officer Tyrel Kirkham as CMO.
