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| Brooke Hempell |
Pinkston brings on Brooke Hempell as senior vice president. Hempell comes to the agency from Barna, a research organization focused on the intersection of faith and culture, where she served as senior research fellow. She was previously a partner at market research firm Hawk Partners. At Pinkston, Hempell leads a team that develops data-driven insights to inform clients’ thought leadership and communications strategies. “Brooke’s incredible expertise will help our clients maximize their brand and business growth opportunities and target audience reach,” said Pinkston partner David Fouse.
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| Hari Ragagopalan |
Kimball Hughes Public Relations promotes Hari Rajagopalan to public relations manager. Rajagopalan joined Kimball Hughes PR in May 2019 as a public relations assistant after previously serving as an intern with the agency. In his new role, Rajagopalan’s responsibilities include overseeing daily strategy, planning, media relations and content development for clients across the insurance, pet care and healthcare industries. “Hari’s skillset and character will be an asset to our clients and help us continue to grow our book of business across a range of industries,” said Kimball Hughes PR vice principal Rod Hughes.
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| George Cabico, Andrea Higgins |
The Right Now, an entertainment and brand communications agency, names George Cabico head of filmed content. Cabico most recently served as senior vice president, entertainment at The Lippin Group, working across the company’s television and corporate entertainment clients. He previously led consumer publicity and trade communications at Amazon Studios. Based in Los Angeles, Cabico will spearhead strategic communications and consumer publicity for the entertainment division’s television, film, streaming, audio, and production company client roster. The agency has also brought on Andrea Higgins as manager, television and talent relations. She comes to The Right Now from Audible Treats where she led music and multicultural campaigns for Netflix, TikTok, Alamo Records and EMPIRE Records.
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
Christina Hoggatt, who has directed strategic communications for the U.S. Space Command and U.S. Space Force, joins HawkEye360, a provider of domain awareness and early-warning indicators to the U.S. Government and allied partners, as SVP, global communications.
