 Molly Schlinger |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Molly Schlinger as creative strategist in the U.S. Schlinger came to H+K from Citizen Relations where she was director of strategy and planning. Her responsibilities included supporting integrated business as well as leading new business pitches. She was previously director, digital strategy and planning at Zeno Group and senior strategic planner at Access Communications. H+K global president says that Schlinger will “add an edge to our client work by applying creativity strategically.” Schlinger is based out of H+K’s New York office.
 Annie Gudorf |
Walker Sands has promoted Annie Gudorf to vice president of public relations. Gudorf has been with the agency since 2012, most recently as a senior account director and partner. In 2017, she moved from Chicago to grow the agency’s West Coast presence and was the first employee in Seattle. Since opening Walker Sands’ Seattle office in January 2018, she has grown the team from one to eight full-time employees. Gudorf has worked with such clients in the B2B technology space as Cisco, CompTIA and Owler. In her new post, Gudorf will be responsible for driving continued growth for Walker Sands on the West Coast.
 Kristin Cotich |
Spyglass Media Group, the company run by former MGM chief executive Gary Barber, has hired Kristin Cotich as executive vice president of worldwide communications. Cotich held a similar role at MGM for five years before leaving the company last August. Barber was fired by MGM’s board of directors in March 2018. Before coming to MGM, Cotich had served as vice president, corporate communications at Relativity Media and director, global publicity at Walt Disney Motion Pictures. At Spyglass, Cotich’s remit will be to develop and execute worldwide communications strategies and implement initiatives across all of the company’s divisions and content, as well as overseeing its internal and external communications.
Linhart Public Relations, a Denver-based firm, names Ashley Campbell VP and partner... Akima, a provider of mission-focused solutions to the federal government, appoints Michael Teegardin as VP of marketing & communications... QuidelOrtho Corporation, a global provider of diagnostic solutions, appoints Sanjeev Sharma as VP, investor relations... McNeely Brockman Public Relations hires Lindsey West as an account executive. 
Andrew Sinclair, who spent nine years at ExxonMobil, has joined Dallas-based Empower lithium producer as chief public and government relations officer.
Allison DeLeo, who rose to senior VP and West Coast lead during a nearly 17-year run at Racepoint Global has joined Method Communications as senior VP.
APCO names Kelly Williamson, who has been president, North America since 2018, chief client officer and global president of capital markets, a newly created role... Avenue Z, which has offices in NYC and Miami, brings on Stephanie Goenaga as associate director, public relations... Marino names Vincent Dente EVP of creative and AI innovation, a new post.
Joele Frank managing director Tim Ragones and Jasper Street Partners' MD Peter da Silva Vint join stakeholder intelligence advisory firm Sodali & Co.
