FTI Consulting has recruited Spencer Ante, who was Weber Shandwick’s digital content and editorial director, for the managing director slot in New York.

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At the Interpublic unit, Ante served as content lead for The X Practice in North America in charge of strategy, creation, distribution and delivery of client programs.

He provided strategic input on messaging, corporate positioning, product introductions, thought leadership, business transformation, issues management and media relations.

Ante also served as editorial director at Edelman, senior writer at the Wall Street Journal and associate director for a 10-year stretch at BusinessWeek.

As part of FTI’s strategic communications unit’s digital & insights practice, Ante reports to Brent McGoldrick, who joined the firm a year ago from Deep Root Analytics.