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| Karsten Risch |
Evoke has brought on Karsten Risch, MD, PhD, MPH as chief medical officer, a newly established role. Risch joins Evoke from Havas Health & You, where he served as CMO. He has also held medical positions at WPP agency Greyhealth Group and IPG firm Lowe Healthcare. Risch is also chairman of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication, as well as a guest lecturer at such institutios as Columbia Business School, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and Fairleigh Dickinson University. In his new post, he will lead the agency's science & medicine practice, implementing standard medical approaches, providing strategic value and scaling best practices.
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| Mark Flanagan |
London-based Portland has named Mark Flanagan its new CEO, effective January 2020. Tim Allan, who founded the agency in 2001, is leaving at the end of this year. Flanagan was previously Portland’s UK managing director. Before coming to Portland, he served as head of strategic & digital communications in the UK prime minster’s office. Portland is also joining forces with Omnicom consultancy GPLUS in January as part of a strategic move to bolster its international footprint.
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| Tessa Horehled |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Tessa Horehled as director of content + publishing strategy for the US. She was most recently planning director and Berlin strategy lead for international design firm AKQA, and has been an IBM cognitive commerce futurist, offering thought leadership on the future of commerce. Horehled ran a culture and entertainment blog for 11 years and has served as an influencer for many consumer brands. She will be based in New York.
BWH Hotels hires Diego Romero as director, corporate communications & PR... Northwestern University names Savanna Wood as chief communications and branding officer for Northwestern Athletics, a newly created position... Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa brings on Melissa Braverman as senior area marketing manager.
David Godfrey has rejoined Teneo’s strategy and communications practice at its London office. 
Speyside Group, a global corporate affairs and public policy consultancy focused on the global south, names Rafael Arantes as country manager for Brazil and Rahul Sharma as country manager for India... Sleep Number Corp. hires Amber Minson as EVP and CMO, effective May 12... Deltek, a provider of enterprise software and information solutions for project-based businesses, appoints Dan Barnhardt as CMO.
Prosek Partners names Doug Campbell, who was most recently senior managing director on Teneo’s financial communications and investor relations team, as a managing director in its London office.
MMGY appoints Beth Freedman as EVP and managing director for the UK... The Philadephia 76ers names Jacklin Rhoads VP, corporate communications... The Herald Group brings on Katie Wright as a VP to lead its energy practice. 
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