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| Ellen Ryan Mardiks |
Golin promotes Ellen Ryan Mardiks to global chairman. Fred Cook, chairman since 2017, becomes chair emeritus. Mardiks, who has been with Golin for over three decades, will be responsible for shaping work products and agency IP. Her duties will include adapting and enhancing The Playbook, Golin’s internal step-by-step planning process, which was designed to produce better earned-first, data-driven creative. She also will serve as an executive consultant to C-suite leaders for some of the agency’s largest clients, including Humana, Nestlé and Walmart. “Ellen is one of the most gifted and talented client counsellors in Golin’s history,” said CEO Matt Neale. “She helps clients, from our oldest to our newest, understand the value of earned-first ideas to drive business.”
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| Jenny Radloff |
PAN Communications ups Jenny Radloff to VP. Radloff, who has been with the agency since 2010, most recently served as director. In her new post, she will play a larger role in PAN’s dedicated mentorship program. A member of the agency’s DEI leadership team, Radloff played a key role developing its Issues Response Team, a group sharing external communications guidance with staff. “Jenny is the epitome of leading by example. She doesn't just anticipate client needs or react to what's in front of her; she takes her breadth and depth of industry knowledge and strategizes on how to move the needle for a company,” said PAN senior vice president Nikki Festa.
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| Krista Crouch |
Novitas Communications elevates Krista Crouch to VP. Crouch joined Novitas last year as a manager. Before that, she was public relations and social media manager at MJ Freeway, a company that creates software for cannabis businesses. Crouch has worked with companies on owned, earned and paid strategies including community engagement, digital messaging and strategy, messaging, positioning and internal and external communications. “Not only has she been instrumental to helping us navigate the tumult throughout 2020, but she has been able to help develop and implement the culture of excellence and accountability that is critically important to me and to our success,” said Novitas founder and CEO Michelle Lyng.
Edelman names United Entertainment Group CEO Jarrod Moses as vice chairman. Moses will continue in his role at UEG... Burson brings on Matthew Wagner, who was most recently global client relationship manager and energy sector lead at Edelman, as EVP and global client leader... The Key PR appoints Jodi Maroney as principal. Maroney joins the agency after a 25-year run at Access Brand Communications.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
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. 
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. 
