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| Eleanor Petigrow |
GCI Health names Eleanor Petigrow global chief growth officer. Petigrow was previously managing director, new business at Syneos Health Communications. In her new position, she is tasked with driving marketing and thought leadership strategy, developing customized insights for leaders and clients, and working with the agency’s learning & development team to ensure that GCI Health is set up for continued growth. Petigrow reports to global CEO Kristin Cahill. “In this newly created role, Eleanor will be a critical steward of GCI Health’s rapid, continued growth around the world,” said Cahill. “We are thrilled to have her experience as a coach and mentor to our staff.”
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| Chris Ortman |
Signal Group brings on Chris Ortman as executive vice president and Jess McCarron as vice president. Ortman was most recently founder and CEO of Ortman Strategies, providing strategic communications counsel for a range of corporate and non-profit clients. His previous positions include chief spokesperson and senior vice president of communications at the Motion Picture Association and national spokesperson and Obama appointee for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Public Affairs. McCarron joins Signal Group after serving as press secretary and strategic communications advisor to chairwoman Debbie Stabenow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and deputy press secretary to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during the Obama administration. The agency has also promoted Chelsea Koski to chair of its strategic communications practice.
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| Megan French |
French/West/Vaughan hires Megan French as influencer and experiential marketing manager. French comes to FWV from Lindsey Landman Events, where she served as events manager and social media directors. She previously managed digital and social media content for Us Weekly and wrote for such national publications as Teen Vogue and People StyleWatch. In her new post, French will work to further elevate the agency’s capabilities in the influencer and experiential marketing spaces. FWV has also brought on Sarah Cunningham as a social media coordinator and Yahssain Khan as a paid media coordinator.
SKDK brings on CR Wooters, who was most recently senior director and head of federal affairs at Uber, as a principal in the agency’s public affairs practice.
ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.
Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 
Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 
Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO. 
