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| Matt Furman |
ExxonMobil has hired Matt Furman as VP-public and government affairs, effective April 1.
He will replace Suzanne McCarron, who is retiring after a 24-year run.
Furman joins the energy giant from BestBuy, where he had been chief communications and public affairs officer since 2012.
He was in charge of internal/external PR, government affairs, corporate social responsibility, sustainability and charitable giving.
Prior to the retailer, Furman was VP-corporate affairs at Mars Chocolate, head of corporate communications at Google and senior VP-corporate communications at CNN.
He also served as director of communications for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York City Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today held a hearing focused on PR agencies’ work for the U.S. energy sector and what impacts their messaging has had in the ongoing climate-change debate.
Tommy Binion, VP of government relations at the Heritage Foundation, has joined OnMessage Public Strategies.
Ed Matovcik, who has more than 30 years of PA, strategy and government relations experience in the wine and spirits sector, has joined alcohol beverage marketer Constellation Brands as VP-public affairs.
Citi promotes Jennifer Lowney to global head of communications, part of an overall reorganization of the company’s global public affairs division.
David Donaldson, who was VP-external affairs & corporate communications at Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co., has signed on as senior advisor at Summit Strategy Group, the corporate reputation, PA and ESG advisory in Los Altos, CA.
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