 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.
Mara Motherway, who was
Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
Rayhan Daudani, who led the earned media specialty for Edelman’s global energy practice, is coming on board at public affairs firm McGuireWoods Consulting, serving as an SVP on its advocacy team.
Ovid Therapeutics names Victoria Fort, a veteran of GCI Health, Ruder Finn and Chandler Chicco, as chief strategy officer and chief of staff to the CEO... The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives names RJ Karney VP, head of government affairs... NINICO promotes Sarah Farrant to president. She succeeds agency founder and president Nicholas Adams, who will transition to the role of executive chairman.
