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| Tom Becker |
Tom Becker, head of the New York office of crisis shop Sitrick And Company, has joined FTI Consulting’s strategic communications practice.
During his 15-year run at Sitrick, Becker handled situations including litigation, Chapter 11 restructurings, transactions, reputation management and criminal investigations.
Earlier, he reported for Bloomberg News and Dow Jones on corporate litigation, restructurings and white-collar crime. He also worked for the Los Angeles Times.
Becker takes on the senior managing director slot in FTI’s crisis & litigation practice and is based in New York. He reports to Myron Marlin, who heads the Americas crisis team.


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