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| Andrew Jerome |
The International Dairy Foods Association has named Andrew Jerome director, external and member communications. Jerome joins IDFA from Michael Torrey Associates, where he served as director, providing policy and communications guidance and representation to food companies, trade associations, farm groups, and universities. He previously served as the communications director for the National Farmers Union. In his new post, Jerome will manage IDFA’s communications, marketing and reputation management activities for the organization’s members as well as the broader dairy and food industries.
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| Karen Murray |
Philadelphia-based Powers Brand Communications has named Karen Murray vice president. Murray has been director of the agency’s franchise practice since 2016. She also oversees the firm’s project group, which provides strategy and execution for specific projects and includes press release writing and distribution, content development, press events, guerilla marketing, and other tactics as needed. Murray has also served as principal at Murray 3/21, and began her career at Tierney Communications. Powers Brand Communications CEO Vince Powers said that Murray "offers a great deal of experience across a number of industries. Her background and expertise, particularly in differentiating franchise brands through helping craft their unique stories, are a great asset to our firm and our clients.”
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| Lucy D'Abo |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has added Lucy D’Abo to its Middle East team as director of client services. D'Abo was a co-founder of Dabo and Co, which was bought by Edelman in 2015 and renamed Edelman Dabo. She left the firm in 2017. Also joining H+K’s Dubai office are Audrey Soler as regional director of The Studio and Digital Optimisation; Arne Mosselman, who is taking on the newly established role of director of creative strategy; and Salah Bakri, who has been named director of content + publishing.
Casey Hernandez, who rose to the senior VP for global corporate communications post at Herbalife, has joined Seven Letter strategic communications shop in its DC office.
James Byrne, a former New York Police Department detective who led the executive communications team for commissioner Edward Caban, will join the Secret Service on May 20.
Signal Group promotes Julian Graham to director and Vinny Sheu to director of creative content... Bevel appoints Libbie Wilcox as director of its New York office and lead of its alternative asset practice... Feldman Strategies names Chloe Barr communications manager. She was at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.
Stephanie Heise, who worked for Brunswick Group in New York, San Francisco and Beijing, has joined Invariant’s strategic communications and PA team.
WE Communications hires Edelman's Aidan Ryan as SVP, crisis and issues management... Coldwell Banker Real Estate brings on Brandon Newman as VP of marketing... FullSpeed Automotive, home to brands Grease Monkey, SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service and Kwik Kar, names Stacey Pool as CMO, effective May 28.
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