 Ryan Rauzon |
Ryan Rauzon, one-time VP-communications at $20B infrastructure giant AECOM, has joined California’s Summit Strategy Group to lead its PA practice.
He also worked as VP-PA at Apollo Education Group, parent of the for-profit University of Phoenix, handling crisis and media relations.
Rauzon led communications for the Califorina Forward initiative and did stints at Ogilvy PR and Dewey Square Group.
Summit is the firm founded by Michael Law, former US president/CEO of Burson-Marsteller and 21-year veteran of Oglivy Group.
The firm also added Derek Young to head its sustainability and stakeholder engagement practice.
Young handled sustainability programs at FedEx Office and TGI Fridays.
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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