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| Doug Heye |
Doug Heye, who was deputy chief of staff for communications for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), has joined CRAFT Media/Digital as senior VP of media.
A political commentator at CNN since 2016, Heye has been communications director for the Republican National Committee, press secretary at the Small Business Administration and resident fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
At CRAFT, he'll handle crisis communications, media relations and executive positioning.
The firm has worked for United Technologies, Pillsbury, Accenture, Dow, JPMorgan Chase, Walmart, Hilton and International Paper.
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