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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.
Former New York Republican Congressman John Katko has signed on as a senior advisor at HillEast Group, the DC-based government affair shop.
Stephen Noon, who a top strategist for the Scottish National Party, has joined Weber Shandwick as a senior advisor on policy and political engagement issues.
Ami Copeland, who has more than 20 years of public affairs and political experience, has joined APCO Worldwide as PA head in its Washington, DC office.
Americans believe that our current form of government is under threat of disappearing, yet most don’t think this threat is the biggest problem facing the country, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.
Ann-Nina Finne, who most recently led the public affairs teams at IKEA, is coming on board at Hill+Knowlton Strategies as senior VP for global public affairs.
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