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| Sean McCarthy |
Cognito brings on Sean McCarthy as executive vice president, with responsibility for building the agency’s corporate communications consulting business in the US. McCarthy comes to Cognito from TAQA Group, an Abu Dhabi-based oil and energy company, where he was chief communications officer and external affairs director. He previously served as senior vice president, corporate affairs at Burson-Marsteller, and has held senior corporate communications roles at Weber Shandwick, Edelman and MSL. McCarthy will also serve on Cognito’s US management team. “Sean’s expertise helping C-suite leaders navigate evolving stakeholder expectations while advancing their business interests offers a compelling proposition to our clients,” said Cognito US president Rowan Benecke.
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| Josh Wozman |
NFP, insurance broker, names Josh Wozman senior vice president, public relations and communications. Wozman comes to NFP from British multinational risk management, insurance brokerage and advisory company Willis Towers Watson, where he was director, head of North America public relations. Before that, he was manager of Burson-Marsteller’s corporate practice. In his new post, Wozman is responsible for helping to grow NFP’s global communications infrastructure as the firm expands across North America and Europe. “His background building and leading communications and public relations programs that drive business results will help us accelerate the evolution of our internal and external communications efforts,” said NFP executive vice president and chief marketing officer Eric Boester.
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| Ellen Satterwhite |
Patreon brings on Ellen Satterwhite, previously vice president at Glen Echo Group, as US head of policy. Reporting to Patreon head of global policy Laurent Crenshaw, Satterwhite will work with the team at Patreon to develop, refine, and implement its creator-first public policy platform at the federal and state levels. She will also build relationships with policymakers in Washington, DC and across the US, as well as advocate on policies that impact the creator and internet-based economy.
Aaron Guiterman will rejoin Edelman’s government and PA unit as head of US public affairs on April 29.
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Pierpont Communications of Houston hires Dan Mahoney and Pete Webb to focus on building a presence in the Denver market... Millwright Holdings appoints Ainsley Sheikali as head of business development, a new post... Shore Fire Media CEO Marilyn Laverty is tapped to increase collaboration among the Dolphin Entertainment units... Berns Communications Group names Quin Acciani VP, consumer and retail practice. 
Prosek Partners brings on Diana Estupinan to lead its first office in the Middle East, which will be located in Abu Dhabi... Madwell promotes Gabriela Benitez to president, a newly created role at the firm... Zonda, which provides data-driven market solutions to companies in the homebuilding industry, names Tom LeBaron as VP, performance and growth marketing
FGS Global brings on Global Counsel's Joe Palombo as a partner in the firm’s London office... SJW Group, an investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utility, names Nazan Riahei as VP of communications, a newly created role... Measurabl, an ESG tech platform for real estate, names Chris Zegal SVP of marketing
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