 Kris Krava |
MERGE Atlanta, healthcare shop, has hired Kris Krava as executive creative director. Krava comes to MERGE from management consulting firm Slalom, where he was principal, experience design. He has also served as experience director at SimplyInteract and UX director at MaxMedia. Over the course of his career, he has worked with such Fortune 100 clients as Coca-Cola, GM, GE, Ford and AT&T. In his new post, Krava will guide MERGE Atlanta’s creative department and work with the agency’s healthcare clients, providing strategic oversight for digital and traditional marketing, creative, customer experience, and technology efforts.
 Caitlin McGee |
MPRM Communications is promoting Caitlin McGee to senior vice president and Natalie Yallouz to vice president. McGee has been with MPRM 2007 most recently as vice president. She leads the agency’s television awards team as well as publicity efforts for numerous television and home entertainment clients. Yallouz most recently served as executive director at MPRM. Before that, she was director of public relations and marketing at Soundfreaq. At MPRM, Yalouz leads publicity efforts for a broad range of corporate entertainment and tech. In their new positions, McGee and Yallouz are jointly responsible for overseeing the company’s television, digital media and technology clients, which include Bunim/Murray Productions, Blumhouse Television, Viacom and Skybound Entertainment.
 Lisa Button |
DVL Seigenthaler/FINN Partners has promoted Lisa Button to partner. Button was previously senior vice president with the agency, as well as co-leading its government and environment practice. Before joining DVL Seigenthaler/FINN Partners in 2013, Button was director, marketing services at Ingram Content Group. She also held the role of marketing manager at Cigna-HealthSpring.
 Brittany Barre |
Crosby Marketing Communications has brought on Brittany Barre as integration supervisor and Maggie Baird as associate integration manager. Barre joins Crosby from Wunderman, where she was the lead account supervisor overseeing campaigns for three Pfizer oncology brands. Before that, she was an associate director at Mindshare. Barre and Baird will be based in Crosby’s Annapolis headquarters and work on the Military OneSource program, the Department of Defense’s flagship digital services platform that supports service members and their families.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
