 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.
Netflix has hired Instacart’s Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 12. She also handled communications at Zynga and MySpace.
Deborah Sierchio, who was at Coyne PR for over two decades, has moved to Krupp, where she is taking on the role of EVP, managing director.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
