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| Ayanna Robinson |
Porter Novelli has promoted Ayanna Robinson to global chief client officer. Robinson has been with the firm since 2001 and was previously EVP, Atlanta corporate and reputation management leader. She has led engagements for such clients as Bayer Crop Science, Centers for Disease Control and Habitat for Humanity. Calling her “the ideal person to help us forge a new path for the chief client officer role,” Porter Novelli CEO David Bentley said Robinson “has proven her ability to foster growth while also making a positive impact at Porter Novelli and in her communities.”
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| Mary Coyle |
Healthcare communications agency TellMed Strategies has hired Mary Coyle as strategic director. Coyle was previously president of Coyle Communications. She has also served as a senior vice president at Ruder Finn, Marina Maher Communications, TogoRun, Omincom PR and MSLGROUP. Coyle has worked with clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and consumer health sectors. At TellMed, she will provide oversight and strategic direction to clients, as well as playing an integral role in building the agency's business. “Mary’s extensive experience and expertise across healthcare communications is a perfect complement to our senior management team,” said TellMed founder and managing director Tara DiMilia.
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| Jennifer George Caligiuri |
Shutterfly, a photography, photography products and image sharing company headquartered in Redwood City, CA, has appointed Jennifer George Caligiuri as vice president of communications and public relations, effective Sept. 14. Caligiuri comes to Shutterfly from mindfulness and meditation-focused company Headspace, where she was global director of communications. She was previously head of PR at Unilever-owned beauty brand Murad, and director of corporate communications and public relations at The Wonderful Company. In her new role, Caligiuri will oversee all strategic communications functions, including media relations, executive communications, organic social media, issues management, and internal communications.
HUNTER brings on Lori Ruggiero as managing director of its corporate communications practice... Covo Intelligence, an independent research and intelligence firm, names Tony Cheevers director of strategic growth... MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) hires Brian Swarth as SVP of marketing, effective July 20. 
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
