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| Dan Rene |
Kglobal has brought on communications strategist Dan Rene as managing director in its crisis and issues management division. Rene comes to kglobal from LEVICK, where he most recently served as senior vice president. His previous positions included vice president at Impact Strategies (now Smith & Company) and director at Qorvis Communications. Rene’s areas of expertise include crisis communications, issues management, public relations and corporate affairs. He is also a media coach and speaker, working with audiences, clients, and peers to help them communicate effectively. “Dan is a well-known and trusted brand in our industry and one of its most talented and effective counselors,” said kglobal Partner Gene Grabowski.
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| Charles Carithers |
Cornerstone is adding Stacy Rich and Charles Carithers to its team. Rich, who joins the government relations shop on Jan. 21, was previously Senate leadership staff director to assistant Democratic leader, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). She began her career on Capitol Hill in 2002 in the office of former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) and has also served as a part of the floor team in the Democratic Cloakroom under both Daschle and former majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Carithers comes on board from the House Committee on Homeland Security, where he was a professional staff member. Before joining the Committee, Charles served as associate deputy director of public affairs for the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity and a senior policy officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
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| Genevieve White |
Sard Verbinnen & Co has appointed Genevieve White as a managing director and Jay Qin as a principal in the firm’s Hong Kong office. White joins SVC from UBS in Hong Kong, where she was executive director. She was previously a finance lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters. Qin was most recently a founding member of the Hong Kong office of international legal firm Osborne Clarke. He was previously an associate at Bird & Bird. SVS says the addition of White and Qin, who both have experience in M&A, IPOs, litigation and other domestic and cross-border matters, will deepen the firm’s senior Asia team. Our clients will benefit from their global approach to managing transactions, crisis matters and other high stakes situations while understanding the market dynamics that need to be successfully navigated,” said SVC co-president Paul Kranhold.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
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.
