Mike Fernandez
Mike Fernandez

PR veteran Mike Fernandez is moving from US CEO of Llorente & Cuenta to Calgary-based Enbridge as senior VP-chief communications officer.

The former CEO of Burson-Marsteller prior to its merger with Cohn & Wolfe has held CCO posts at Cargill, State Farm, ConAgra Foods, Cigna and US West.

He also was press secretary to former South Carolina Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings.

Enbridge transports about two-thirds of Canadian crude oil exports to the U.S.