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| Ben Boyd |
Ben Boyd, a 14-year veteran of Edelman, will take the global chief strategy & operations officer post at BCW on Sept. 3.
Most recently chief client strategy officer at the No. 1 independent PR firm, Boyd was responsible for its client experience program and research initiatives such as The Trust Barometer.
Earlier, he led the firm’s global corporate practice for 11 years.
Boyd joined Edelman in 2006 from the Service Employees International Union, where he was director of communications in DC.
Earlier, he was director of communications for SITA, air transport association; senior VP at Weber Shandwick and director of communications for barnesandnoble.com.
Renault Group brings on Paul Michon as corporate communications director, effective Sept. 1. He joins from Kering, the luxury goods marketer.
SKDK makes Loren Riegelhaupt, Michael Czin and Julie Andreeff Jensen agency partners... Coca-Cola Company promotes Gary McElyea to lead its pan-European Public Policy & Government Affairs agenda, and Sophia Chrysopoulou to serve as head of EU public affairs... Rithum, a commerce solutions provider, appoints Kim Miller as CMO and head of global strategy. 
Mara Motherway, who was
Avoq has recruited advertising pro Jillian Goger as senior VP/group creative director in its New York office.
SBM Partners, a Tallahassee-based government affairs firm, brings on Kevin Cleary as a partner. Cleary most recently served as VP of government relations at Allegiant Strategies Group.... WHOOP, which offers a wearable device providing health guidance across sleep, recovery, strain, fitness and longevity, names Dirk-Jan "DJ" van Hameren as CMO.... Dunn Pellier Media, a PR agency working with clients in the health and wellness sector, promotes Erica Gutierrez from account executive to senior account executive.
