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| Jaime Gardner |
Novitas Communications hires Jaime Gardner as a business development and communications director. For the past 12 years, Gardner has run her own communications firm, High Plains Communication. She was previously public information officer for the Bureau of Land Management and also worked at the Department of the Interior. She also spent eight years as executive director of the Colorado Resource Alliance, a membership-based regulatory monitoring service serving counties, trade associations, individuals and companies interested in natural resource policy. In her new role, Gardner will drive new business initiatives as well as manage key accounts. “With her successful record over many years of work in the public affairs and communications space and her ability to quickly form positive relationships, Jaime is perfectly positioned to drive success across Novitas’ broad portfolio of communications and media services,“ said Novitas CEO Michelle Balch Lyng.
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| Marni Kottle |
Kronos Bio, a company focused on transforming the lives of those affected by cancer, appoints Marni Kottle as senior vice president of corporate communications and investor relations. Kottle comes to Kronos Bio from Gilead Sciences, where she served as vp of corporate communications, and was responsible for the company’s corporate brand, financial communications, media and social media strategies, and employee communications. She previously covered business news, including the biopharmaceutical and health care industries, at the San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg News and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “With her expertise in corporate public relations, industry background and experience as a reporter, she will be instrumental in shaping our communications strategy, as we advance our pipeline of oncology drug candidates,” said Kronos Bio president and CEO Norbert Bischofberger, Ph.D.
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| Carmen Bell |
Hill+Knowlton Strategies appoints Carmen Bell as a director in Brussels. Bell comes to H+K from Portland Communications (formerly GPLUS), where she was a director. She has also spent several years representing industry body Insurance Europe in EU-level expert groups and helping steer its 2015 campaign for the UN Paris Agreement on Climate Change. "Her international profile and unique blend of skillsets, expertise and education are a superb addition to our advisory capabilities," said H+K Belgium CEO and senior vice president, Continental Europe, Melanie Faithfull Kent.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
