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| Christina Stejskal |
Fender has promoted Christina Stejskal to vice president, communications, PR. Stejskal has been with Fender since 2016, and was responsible for building the company’s global PR function. Before coming to Fender, she was a senior vice president at DKC, and previously served as an account director at PMK•BNC. In her new role, she will lead consumer strategy for all of Fender’s outward facing communications as well as overseeing media relations and external strategic communications across global product launches, business initiatives, events, partnerships and influencer marketing. She will also assume responsibility for leading the marketing efforts for the recently launched Fender Play Foundation, a new charity designed to provide resources and music education opportunities to young people.
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| Kelby Troutman |
March Communications has hired Kelby Troutman as vice president. Troutman joins March from Nuance Communications, where he led global PR, analyst relations, social media strategy and execution, messaging creation, executive content creation, and crisis communication for Nuance Document Imaging. He previously led PR teams at such agencies as Schwartz Communications, Digital Influence Group and Racepoint Group. Troutman has developed and executed on communications strategies for technology companies in a variety of industries, including healthcare, security, enterprise tech, telecom and utilities.
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| Dan Johnson |
R&J Strategic Communications announced that Dan Johnson, a senior account executive at the firm, has been appointed to Urban Land Institute Northern New Jersey’s advisory board as PR chair for FY 2020 and 2021. Johnson, who currently heads R&J’s commercial real estate practice, will work to increase awareness of ULI Northern Jersey’s key research and education initiatives while increasing engagement from members and industry influencers. ULI Northern Jersey is a multidisciplinary real estate nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment.
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| Kelley Rooney |
Perry Communications Group has brought on Kelley Rooney as vice president. Rooney was previously state director and political director at North State Solutions as well as political and digital director at Cornerstone Solutions. She has worked on candidate, independent expenditure, issues management and bond campaigns. At PCG, Rooney is responsible for developing and managing legislative advocacy and communications programs on behalf of the agency’s health care clients. PCG has also promoted Alexandra Lamirande, Brooke Witzelberger and Megan Yee to account executive.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
