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| Abhishek Guylani |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Abhishek Gulyani as chief executive officer to lead its operations throughout India. Gulyani previously ran his own agency, Facio Communications, and has worked as senior counsel at agencies including Avian ME and Genesis BM. He has led teams working with such global brands and businesses as Mastercard, Aviva, Reebok and Deloitte. Gulyani will manage H+K’s offices in Bengaluru, Gurgaon and Mumbai. He will focus on strategic counsel for clients while building H+K India’s client base and introducing new offerings from the global network.
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| Daniella Middleton |
Development Counsellors International has promoted Daniella Middleton to senior vice president of its tourism practice. Middleton has been with DCI since 2015, most recently serving as vice president, travel marketing and strategy. Before coming to the agency, she was director, North America at Dubai Tourism. In her new role, Middleton will be tasked with unifying the five divisions of DCI’s tourism practice—research, public relations, digital marketing, travel trade marketing and business events. She will also work to advance the agency’s digital offerings, formalizing strategic partnership initiatives that help to advance the goals of its destination clients.
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| Megan Grabos |
American Homes 4 Rent, a provider of single-family homes for rent, has named Megan Grabos senior vice president of communications, a newly created position. Grabos joins American Homes 4 Rent from Delta Dental of California, where she was vice president of communications. She has also served as head of communications for Cars.com and vice president of reputation management at Edelman. In her new role, she will oversee corporate and executive communications, media relations, employee communications, crisis and issues management, financial communications and public affairs.
Former deputy undersecretary of agriculture Darci Vetter joins berry producer Driscoll's as VP, public affairs.
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
