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| Daryl Richard |
Daryl Richard, VP-corporate communications at UnitedHealthcare, has moved to Quinnipiac University, where he will be VP for marketing and communications.
At UnitedHealthcare, he helped craft the company’s narrative and brand platform, as well as building and leading media and community relations, executive visibility, digital and social strategies, and issues advocacy. He also managed internal communications and launched UnitedHealthcare’s corporate magazine.
Before joining UnitedHealthcare, he worked at Weber Shandwick. He has also been a reporter for Washington, D.C.-based newsletter Congress Daily and Time.
In his new role, Richard will serve on the president’s management committee and oversee integrated marketing communications, public affairs, PR and the Quinnipiac Poll.
He succeeds Lynn Bushnell, the former VP-PA who retired from the university earlier this year.
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