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| Krystel Harb |
Ruder Finn has hired Krystel Harb, who has about 15 years of design experience, as US design director. She reports to Lee Manning, global design chief.
Harb previously served as vice president, design at Hot Paper Lantern. She has also been design director at Peppercomm.
Working for clients such as MINI, Forbes, Amazon Web Services, Facebook and Raymond James, Harb has handled programs from concept to execution to create high-impact campaigns across print, digital, social and emerging channels.
CEO Kathy Bloomgarden said design and creative is at the heart of RF’s legacy and is an area that will become even more critical for creating client experiences in the future.


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