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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.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
The Herald Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, brings on DDC Public Affairs SVP, creative director Brad Whitford as chief creative officer... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hires former Mastercard VP of marketing Dana Bodine as its first CMO... Reinsurance Group of America, a life and health reinsurer, appoints Ryan Krueger as SVP, investor relations, effective Jan. 5, 2026.
Edelman has named Anna Vogt, who is EMEA chief strategy officer at VML, as its
