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| Brian Kaveney |
Allison+Partners hires Brian Kaveney as vice president, global reputation risk + public affairs. Kaveney most recently served as communications director for Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL), who retired from the House earlier this year. Before that, he was communications director for Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA). In his new post, Kaveney’s focus will be on public affairs, issues management and crisis response for clients including those with mandates that involve working with elected officials. He will report to Barbara Laidlaw, partner and head of global reputation risk + public affairs.
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| David Anderson |
TSG Consumer Partners, a private equity firm, hires David Anderson as managing director, investor relations. Anderson joins TSG from Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, where he was senior portfolio manager. He previously served as a senior investment officer at the New York State Common Retirement Fund and has held roles with Investec Asset Management and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Based in New York, Anderson will be responsible for maintaining and building TSG’s relationships with current and prospective investors, consultants and their advisors. “Dave has worked on both sides of the table, as a limited partner managing portfolios of alternative and traditional assets and as a principal working with institutional clients to deliver a best-in-class investor experience,” said TSG founder and CEO Chuck Esserman.
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| Roberta Jacobson |
Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm that is part of Dentons Global Advisors, adds former US ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson and former prime minister of Peru Roberto Dañino as senior advisors in its Americas practice. Jacobson was also a senior advisor at ASG from 2018 to 2020. She most recently served as special assistant to president Biden and coordinator for the Southwest border on the National Security Council. Dañino was Peru’s prime minister from 2001 to 2002 and subsequently served as the country’s ambassador to the United States. He has also been senior vice president and general counsel of the World Bank. "They have navigated politically and economically complex environments across the Americas deftly and wisely, and have each played essential roles in strengthening ties across the Western Hemisphere," said Anthony Harrington, chair of ASG's managing board and America's practice lead.
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