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| Fiona Harris |
Relevance International has named Fiona Harris managing director of its UK office. Harris was previously head of VIP relations at UK department store chain Selfridges, and before that she served as international director of public relations at Corinthia Hotels and director of public relations and brand development for Kuoni Travel. She has also held several publishing management roles at Condé Nast International. In her new post, Harris will spearhead the day-to-day strategy and execution of public relations services in Relevance’s London office. She also is responsible for fostering new business, expanding the team, and serving as strategic lead for the agency’s London arm, which services clients throughout Europe and beyond.
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| Shira Knishkowy |
Spotify has hired Matador Records director of publicity Shira Knishkowy to serve as the company’s communications manager. Knishkowy has been at Matador since 2015, working with such artists as Kurt Vile, Interpol and Yo La Tengo. Before coming to Matador, she served as director of publicity for Partisan Records and as a publicist at Big Hassle Media. She was previously a music assistant at William Morris Endeavor. Based in New York, Knishkowy will report to Spotify head of content B2B communications Chris Macowski.
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| Alexis Murray-Merriman |
Hawkins International Public Relations has named Alexis Murray-Merriman account director in its West Coast office. Murray-Merriman comes to HIPR from HL Group in Los Angeles, where she served as senior director, working with such clients as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Eataly USA, W Hollywood and Orbitz. She has also been an account supervisor at NJFPR and an account coordinator at Upraise Marketing & Public Relations. In her new post, Murray-Merriman will focus on continuing the growth of HIPR’s International’s L.A. office. Clients she is working with include Andaz Palm Springs, the vacation company Inspirato and Palmaia Riviera Maya.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
HAVAS Red names Adeena Fried EVP health & wellness, based in New York... Genius Sports Limited, a provider of real-time sports data, names Tony Marlow as CMO... Deerfield Group, which works with clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, promotes Bill Veltre to chief media officer... The Public Affairs Council brings on Monica Day as senior manager in its political affairs practice, Deanna Wisniewski as senior manager of communications and Sam Kasner as manager of events. 
Imre names Paulina De la Riva chief strategy officer. De la Riva joins the agency from Ogilvy Health, where she most recently served as EVP, strategy for North America... FNK IR, a strategic investor relations firm focused on smaller cap companies, brings on Greg McKinley as director, investor relations... Bear Icebox Communications, a Chicago-based firm, promotes Sean Wille to VP, strategy + operations... Abode Worldwide, a specialist firmthat works across hotels, short-term rentals and the wider serviced living sectors, appoints Kerry Wilson as chief operating officer.
Method Communications names Lexy King SVP to head up the agency’s new corporate communications specialist group... Five9, provider of the Intelligent CX Platform, appoints Jay Lee as chief marketing and growth officer... Sundial Media & Technology Group, which is the parent company of such brands as ESSENCE and Refinery29, appoints Amanda Butler as CMO.
