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| Chanta' Stewart |
Evoke KYNE promotes account director Chanta’ Stewart to VP, head of diversity, equity and inclusion, a newly established role. She has also served as an associate vice president at Finn Partners. In her new position, Stewart will expand and shape the company’s global DE&I initiatives while also serving as its in-house expert to help guide client engagements in this area. “We are committed to being part of the change that is needed in our industry and I’m thrilled that Chanta’ will be guiding our DE&I efforts for both our teams and our clients alike,” said Evoke KYNE chief executive officer David Kyne.
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| Ted Deutsch |
Taft Communications names Ted Deutsch chief executive officer. Deutsch has served as president of the firm since 2014, and has been a minority owner since 2018. As well as taking on the CEO role, he is now majority owner of the firm. Before coming to Taft, he was VP of communications & PA at Sandoz and Avis-Budget Group. “Ted has led the threefold growth of our Taft Communications business and we are thrilled about the continued vitality of the firm under his leadership,” said Taft co-founder Pete Taft.
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| Greg Sandoval |
Bospar brings on Greg Sandoval as content manager. Sandoval was previously a senior reporter at Business Insider, and he has also worked as a reporter and writer for online and print platforms including CNET, The Verge, CBS, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, covering a variety of tech-related topics. His hiring follows the arrival at the firm of Racquel Yerbury as content & research director. Yerbury previously worked at cloud security company Fugue and ran her own content firm in the greater Washington, D.C., area. “Adding Greg and Racquel to the content team is critical to sustaining our growth," said Bospar chief content officer Tricia Heinrich. "Their depth of experience in tech PR, coupled with their superlative writing capabilities, make them incredible assets.”
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
