Daniel Richard
Daniel Richard

National Public Relations hires Daniel Richard as VP, investor relations and financial communications. Richard joins NATIONAL from Fiera Capital, where he served as senior VP, global human resources and corporate communications. He has also worked as director, external communications at chemical company Air Liquide and director of corporate communication at retailer RONA.

James McKinsey
James McKinsey

Kimball Hughes Public Relations, which specializes in reputation and crisis communications management for the B2B market, hires James McKinsey as PR manager. McKinsey joins Kimball Hughes from Quinn & Hary Marketing, where he was PR account manager. Before that, he worked at Buttonwood Communications Group. In his new role, McKinsey will work with Kimball Hughes PR clients in the association, tourism, clean energy, technology and insurance industries, among others. He will also support the agency’s work with crisis communications matters.

Ernie Manansala
Ernie Manansala
Nirvana Water Sciences Corp., an active lifestyle brand with a proprietary line of infused functional bottled spring water products, names Ernie Manansala chief marketing officer. Manansala joins Nirvana from beverage company BreinFuel, where he also served as CMO. In addition to leading marketing efforts at Outlaw Energy and Irvine America, Manansala served as brand manager at Coca-Cola’s Fuze & NOS Beverages for seven years. "Ernie is a results-driven leader with more than two decades of success in growing consumer brands,” said Nirvana CEO Scott Narins.