 Paul Verbinnen |
Sard Verbinnen & Co. has promoted president Paul Verbinnen to the co-CEO spot alongside George Sard, who remains chairman of the 27-year-old financial PR firm.
Andrew Cole and Paul Kranhold move up to co-presidents.
Cole, a 21-year veteran of SVC in New York and San Francisco, was COO with full-time client responsibility.
Kranhold, a 14-year veteran in charge of west coast and Asia operations, is a former head of AT&T corporate PR and press secretary for ex-California Gov. Pete Wilson.
The changes, according to the firm, “reflect evolving management roles, longer-term planning and further development of a talented team."
The firm also upped Jared Levy, Megan Bouchier, Meghan Gavigan, Marc Minardo and Chris Kittredge to partners.
Prosek Partners handles New York’s Tilray Brands, craft beer & cannabis operation, as it acquires BrewDog, a leading British independent beer producer in the UK, for $45M.
Brunswick Group handles Zurich Insurance as it agrees to buy UK-based Beazley specialty insurer in a deal valued at $11B.
FGS Global represents Brink’s as it agrees to acquire NCR Atleos, which relies on Collected Strategies, in a $6.6B cash & stock deal to create a leading fintech infrastructure company. (Updated)
A January article in O’Dwyer’s proposes that in 2026, the strongest financial brands will not simply tell compelling stories—they will “signal readiness.”
C Street Advisory Group is working the Chapter 11 filing of Axip Energy Services as it unloads its nearly all of its assets to deal with a heavy debt load.
