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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.
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
