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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.
Cornerstone Government Affairs has inked a $25K monthly pact with Qatar to advance the relationship of the Arab state and the US.
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy has teamed up with a crew of Republican heavy hitters to launch Watchtower Strategy, a public affairs firm that will focus on advocacy, strategy and strategic communications.
The National Association of Manufacturers has named Alexa Lopez VP of communications & public affairs, a newly created position. She was at the Transportation Security Administration.
Liz Allen, undersecretary for public diplomacy and PA at the State Dept., has stepped down from that post to join the Kamala Harris presidential campaign.
