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| David Bentley |
David Bentley, VP-digital at McKinsey & Co. during a four-year run at the consulting giant, is the new chief of Porter Novelli, taking the spot vacated in December by Brad MacAfee.
Prior to McKinsey, Bentley ran his own consulting firm and was managing director at AKQA, heading its London and New York offices in a 10-year stretch.
John Doolittle, acting CEO of Omnicom’s PR Group, said in a statement that Bentley’s “diversity of experience across both agencies and consultancies gives him a unique understanding of today's market dynamics.”
Bentley has counseled Google, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson and Nike.
4media group completes its acquisition of Family Features Editorial Syndicate... Illumination PR, which represents lifestyle brands, influencers and celebrities, launches DR Media Group... EAG Advertising and Marketing acquires pay-for-performance firm INK inc. Public Relations. 
LLYC launches Signs of Pride, a campaign that revives the original protest banners of the first Pride marches... The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry forms the Public Relations and Digital Marketing Working Group... Circle of One Marketing, a Miami-based, minority-owned marketing agency, is named official agency of record for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami. 
Vogel Group, a DC-headquartered government affairs and consulting firm, forms a strategic partnership with Montreal-based public affairs firm Boléro Stratégies... Matter Communications launches project-based offerings for B2C companies looking to increase brand awareness and visibility... Tucker/Hall, a Tampa-based PR and public affairs firm, opens a new office in Orlando. 
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