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| Eddie Garrett |
Current Global has appointed Eddie Garrett executive VP, planning. Garrett joins from Chicago-based strategy consulting firm 18 Coffees, where he was a partner. He previously served as executive VP, global digital strategies at Porter Novelli; executive VP, head of strategy at Weber Shandwick and executive VP president at Edelman. Current has also brought on Desta Roy as senior VP; Ryan Chin and Alyssa Newman as manager, media relations; and Rebecca Schmidt as manager, client experience, where he was a partner. He previously served as executive VP, global digital strategies at Porter Novelli; executive VP, head of strategy at Weber Shandwick and executive VP president at Edelman. Current has also brought on Desta Roy as senior VP; Ryan Chin and Alyssa Newman as manager, media relations; and Rebecca Schmidt as manager, client experience.
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| Gillian Pommerehn |
Crosby Marketing Communications has promoted Gillian Pommerehn to senior VP and Bridget Stockdale to VP. Pommerehn has been with Crosby since 2007, leading the firm’s PR and overseeing a team that delivers media relations programs, spokesperson training, reputation management initiatives and public awareness campaigns. She came to Crosby from Stanton Communications, where she was a VP and has also worked as a broadcast journalist at WBAL-TV and WBFF-TV in Baltimore. Stockdale is a lead strategist at Crosby, directing brand planning and cross-functional teams. Before joining Crosby, she was VP-digital, at Edelman, and an associate VP of Client Relations at DDC Advocacy.
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| Ellen Backus |
Silverline Communications, a business-to-business technology marketing communications agency, announced that Ellen Backus will lead its new Chicago office and Joey Marquart will lead its new outpost in Salt Lake City. Backus was previously a senior VP at Zeno Group. She will focus on expanding Silverline’s presence in the Midwest and developing integrated corporate communications and advocacy programs. Marquart comes to Silverline from Edelman, where he was a senior VP overseeing the agency’s global social innovation practice. He will concentrate on developing Silverline’s presence in the Western region.
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
