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| Evan Kraus |
APCO Worldwide president Evan Kraus has been named interim vice chair of the PR Council. Kraus will serve in the position, which had been vacant as the organization updated its bylaws, until Dec. 31. Hotwire CEO, North America, Heather Kernahan is serving as interim chair. Earlier this year, the PR Council launched the Agency-Ready Certificate Program and career portal, targeting college students and recent graduates interested in PR agency careers. “The PRC’s 2020 plans include several initiatives to safeguard the economics and enhance the reputation of the industry, and those are more important than ever as firms embrace the ‘next normal,’” Kraus said.
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| Peter Land |
Dick’s Sporting Goods has brought on Peter Land as chief communications and sustainability officer, a newly created position. Land comes to the company from Finsbury, where he served as partner. (Finsbury is Dick’s public relations agency of record.) He previously was senior vice president, corporate communications at both AOL and PepsiCo, chief marketing officer for the Breeders’ Cup and global managing director at Edelman. In his new post, Land is responsible for internal and external communications including media relations, government affairs, internal, store and executive communications, crisis communications, corporate event management and sustainability.
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| Cameron Penny |
Montieth & Company has hired Cameron Penny as a director in its London office, overseeing the firm’s operations in EMEA. Penny joins Montieth & Company from Peregrine Communications, where he served as a director, developing a roster of clients that included Willis Towers Watson, CA Ventures and the State Bank of India. He previously managed communications and engagement initiatives at the Bank of England and was head of financial services at Hanover Communications. In his new post, Perry will play a critical role in liaising with the Hong Kong and New York offices on the continued expansion of the firm’s cross-border business. He will also join M&Co’s global management team.
Breakwater Strategy, a strategic insights and communications consultancy, brings on former CNN justice correspondent Jessica Schneider as a VP... Stratacomm, a DC-based firm, names Darren Scher chief operating and integration officer. Scher comes to the agency from Adfero, where he was most recently managing director... Dreamday hires Veronica Gauthier as SVP of growth... TextNow appoints Bonnie Herche as VP of marketing. Herche joins the company from Crain Communications
DCI Group has hired Will Stevens, who has more than 20 years of
Imre names Fred Hickman EVP, group account lead. Hickman joins Imre from Klick, an agency that works with life sciences companies... Residence, a global network of creative companies, brings on Julian McBride as head of communications, a newly created role... Sherlock Communications, which has offices in Bogotå, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Santiago, appoints Bianca Boucault, Maria Amelia Costa and Patricia Zylberman as managing directors.
Nick Mammano, who was president/CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, has rejoined Mercury Public Affairs as a managing director in its Saddle Brook office.
Seven Letter hires Allie Raffa, who was most recently White House correspondent for NBC News, as a senior director... Points of Light, an organization founded by President George H.W. Bush that is dedicated to volunteer service, names Jeff Zanelli as CMO... Frontieras North America, an energy and environmental technology company, appoints Nora Shepard as VP of communications.
