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| Christine Heenan |
Flagship Pioneering, life sciences company, hires Christine Heenan as senior partner and chief communications officer. Heenan is the founder and president of advocacy and social impact focused consulting firm Clarendon Group. From 2008 to 2015, she was vice president of public affairs and communications for Harvard University, and is currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School. Heenan served in the White House during the Clinton Administration as a senior policy analyst and speechwriter, focused on health care policy and gender equity as part of the Domestic Policy Council team. She joins Flagship’s senior leadership team and will work to shape the organization’s global brand strategy and oversee all external communications. “Christine’s leadership at the intersection of science, academia, policy, and international development brings new capabilities to Flagship and promises to expand our role in important global conversations about science and society,” said Flagship founder and CEO Noubar Afeyan.
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| Kyle Porter |
CMW Media, which specializes in emerging markets such as the science of cannabinoid therapeutics, appoints Kyle Porter as chief executive officer. Porter has been the company’s president since 2017, overseeing 245 percent growth in CMW’s revenue as well as a restructuring that added a digital marketing division to the agency. Before coming to CMW, he was director of operations at Steve LeVine Entertainment & Public Relations. “Since Kyle joined the executive team, I could not be more proud and humbled to observe his adaptability, ability to establish cutting-edge processes that have enabled us to scale rapidly, and to witness his grace at handling our growing team and client base,” said CMW Media Founder Andrew Hard. Headquartered in downtown San Diego, CMW services clients across three departments: public relations, digital marketing and creative design.
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| Michael Selvidge |
PressFriendly, a startup-focused agency, recruits Michael Selvidge as managing partner. Selvidge comes to the agency from computer software company Lob, where he was head of communications. He has also served as director of communications at AppLovin and senior manager, corporate communications at Twilio. “Michael brings the technical expertise and startup attitude necessary to manage our growth and lead our expansion into the growth-stage, B2B startup space. He basically wrote the book on developer communications with his trailblazing work at Twilio, and I look forward to his innovative ideas he’ll bring our clients in the ever-changing media landscape” said PressFriendly founder and CEO Joel Andren. Andren will be stepping away from day-to-day operations to focus on the launch of a new PR collaboration platform in January.
Chelsey Thomas, who was a VP at Booz Allen Hamilton and a professional staff member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is joining defense technology company AEVEX as VP of government affairs.
Finn Partners has named Fahlgren Mortine veteran Marty McDonald as managing partner and head of its new Columbus office.
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. 
