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| Michael Caputo |
The Department of Health and Human Services has named Michael Caputo assistant secretary for public affairs. An associate of Roger Stone and Paul Manafort, Caputo has served on the Trump campaign staff and did PR work for a subsidiary of Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom. He is also the author of “The Ukraine Hoax,” which claimed that there was a conspiracy behind Trump’s impeachment. Caputo has not previously worked in a high-level health care role. His appointment comes as the working relationship between Trump and HHS secretary Alex Azar has grown increasingly contentious, with Trump denying reports that Azar warned him about the gravity of the coronavirus situation in January.
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| Adrian Eyre |
Method Communications has brought on Adrian Eyre as senior vice president. Eyre joins Method from Edelman, where he was senior vice president and head of enterprise technology. Before that, he served as SVP, brand positioning & strategy at Ogilvy Public Relations. Eyre will be based in Method’s San Francisco office, leading its enterprise team along with Ruben Simpliciano, who joins the agency as a vice president. Simpliciano was previously a vice president at tech PR firm AxiCom. Method has also named Josh Lefkowitz (also a former AxiCom VP) as a vice president to head up its New York office.
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| Anne Alonzo |
Corteva Agriscience has appointed Anne Alonzo as senior vice president, external affairs and chief sustainability officer. Alonzo will have responsibility for setting strategy and leading the external affairs function, which includes corporate communications, global corporate responsibility, government & industry affairs, and product advocacy. Alonzo was previously president and CEO of the American Egg Board, the marketing arm of the U.S. egg industry, where she directed national campaigns in advertising, public relations and consumer education. Prior to joining the AEB in 2016, Alonzo was administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, the federal marketing agency at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Next Solutions Group names Michelle Agnew as VP, reputation and issues management. Agnew joins NSG from The Coca-Cola Company, where she was director of strategic communications... Nebius, which works with startups and enterprises building AI products, agents and services, appoints Lindsey Irvine as CMO... Zeta Global, an intelligent AI infrastructure company, names Leah Pope CMO and Candace Dean chief communications officer.
SiriusXM recruits Paramount Pictures EVP, global communications Jenny Tartikoff to serve as SVP and head of communications, effective August 10.
West of Fairfax, which is in Los Angeles, appoints Scott Mallone as president. Mallone joins the agency from SHFT Labs... Codeword ups Brandon Carter to SVP, head of strategy... JOTO PR Disruptors names Nick Westcott head of establishment, working to improve coordination across departments, and helping each part of the agency operate with greater clarity, consistency and readiness for scale. 
Sotheby’s brings on Christie’s global head of communications Natasha Le Bel to serve as chief communications officer.
The U.S. Green Building Council, developer of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, names David Purcell CMO, leading the organization’s marketing and communications... Capital V Strategies, a strategic communications and advisory firm, names Andy Dueñas to lead its newly launched Transactions & IPO Communications division... Haven Tower Group, which works with clients in the wealth management space, appoints Stephen Langlois to its board of advisors. Langlois is currently managing principal of Seaport Consulting Partners. 
