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| Paul Doyle |
Nickerson names Paul Doyle as director, PR & communications. Doyle comes to the agency from Denterlein, where he was VP. He was previously a senior manager at 10Fold Communications, and has worked at Lois Paul and Partners, and Racepoint Global. At Nickerson, Doyle will head up all public relations and communications efforts, driving strategy and overseeing media outreach, account management, reporting and all marketing communications initiatives. "Paul's strategic approach to leading multi-dimensional campaigns, along with his ability to build collaborative and successful teams, will play a significant role in supporting our continued growth," said Nickerson CEO & founder Lisa Nickerson.
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| Dao Nguyen |
Cornerstone Government Affairs adds Dao Nguyen to its federal government relations team. Nguyen most recently served as the executive director of Future Forum, a caucus of young House Democratic members of Congress, where she oversaw the organization’s expansion from 25 to 50 members and worked closely with congressional offices and stakeholders to develop coalition support for various initiatives. She has also served as senior policy adviser to Stephanie Murphy (D- FL) and Adam Schiff (D-CA). “She has a tremendous reputation on and off the Hill, significant subject matter expertise and a bipartisan network of relationships that will immediately bring value to our clients and our team,” said Cornerstone President and Managing Director Geoff Gonella.
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| Megan Davis |
Baker Public Relations recruits Megan Davis as director of its new health and wellness practice. Davis comes to the agency from Fingerpaint, where she was a member of the account services team. Before that, she was director, advancement communications & marketing at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. At Baker, her responsibilities will include managing current healthcare clients and all aspects of day-to-day client relationships. "Megan brings strategic insight and robust industry knowledge to the agency through her broad background in healthcare communications," said agency founder and president Megan Baker. "Under Megan’s direction, we are now formalizing this specialty group providing a strong mix of public relations and marketing services.”
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.
Alcoa has named Emily Olson, who has more than 20 years of experience working in capital-intensive industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, EVP & chief external affairs officer, effective April 6.
Longacre Square Partners has named Humza Vanderman partner and head of its London outpost as the financial communications firm expands into Europe.
FGS Global adds former Pfizer EVP and chief corporate affairs officer Sally Susman to its global executive board as an independent member, effective April 1... Codeword brings on Kim Baffi, who was previously Salesforce VP and creative director, as executive creative director... Amperity, an AI-powered customer data cloud, appoints Bridget Perry as CMO.
MOIA America, a Volkswagen Group of America subsidiary that develops and tests autonomous, all-electric ride-pooling vehicles, names Marcus Gamo head of U.S. communications... Continental Strategy brings on Francisco Petrirena as VP in its Miami office. Petrirena was previously chief of staff to former Miami city manager Art Noriega... MSQ Sport + Entertainment brings on Lauren Weil as EVP, Max Hirsch as VP of sponsorship, and Brooke Losee as VP.
