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| Melissa Nelson |
Melissa Nelson, who headed Publicis Groupe's Seattle outpost for the past three years, is switching to Edelman as Pacific Northwest president. She's responsible for the more than 250 staffers in Seattle and Portland.
Nelson, who worked with clients such as Aflac and T-Mobile while at Publicis, has ad agency expertise from stints at Droga5, 72andSunny, and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.
Kristine Boyden, head of Edelman/West, said she's worked with Nelson on the HP account and "immediately respected her as a growth-minded collaborator and formidable competitor.”
Nelson will be based in Seattle when she joins Edelman on Nov. 18.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
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