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| Vickee Jordan Adams |
Finsbury has hired Vickee Jordan Adams, Wells Fargo’s senior VP, consumer banking, stakeholder relations.
She will join the firm as a partner and co-lead of the financial services sector in January when it becomes Finsbury Glover Hering.
At Wells, Adams was based in Des Moines and handled executive communications, as well as working to mitigate reputation risk and expanding relationships with housing advocacy groups.
She also served as senior VP, US director, media communications at Hill and Knowlton, director of corporate communications at Dow Jones & Co. and senior VP-communications at Ketchum.
Paul Holmes, North America CEO, said Adams “brings exceptional strengths, experience and relationships to our new firm at this exciting time in our growth."
He said the appointment “underscores our commitment to delivering the highest quality counsel to our clients in the US and globally.”
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