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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.
Allison DeLeo, who rose to senior VP and West Coast lead during a nearly 17-year run at Racepoint Global has joined Method Communications as senior VP.
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Joele Frank managing director Tim Ragones and Jasper Street Partners' MD Peter da Silva Vint join stakeholder intelligence advisory firm Sodali & Co.
Chris Phillips has joined Michael Baker International, the Pittsburgh-based engineering, architecture and digital services company, as chief communications officer.
Ramiro Prudencio, who did a more than 25 year stint at Burson and its predecessor firms, has joined Brunswick Group as a partner in London.
