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| Don Baer |
Former Burson-Marsteller CEO Don Baer has joined Brunswick Group as senior partner in Washington.
He led the WPP unit for six years and exited in 2020 as global chair of the revamped BCW firm.
Prior to B-M, Baer was senior executive VP for strategy and development at Discovery Communications, communications director/chief speechwriter in Bill Clinton’s White House and senior journalist at US News & World Report.
Neal Wolin, Brunswick CEO, called Baer “one of the most experienced, strategic and creative practitioners in our industry” and a communicator who “understands deeply the pressures facing organizations today and is a trusted confidante to business leaders.”
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
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