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| Heather Wilson |
TrailRunner International names Heather Wilson a managing director in its Dallas-Fort Worth office. Wilson was previously a senior consultant for Silicon Valley communications firm Big Valley Marketing, leading strategic, financial and crisis communications for the firm’s cybersecurity and tech clients. She has also served as managing director and head of California for SKDK, headed Abernathy MacGregor’s San Francisco office and led corporate and crisis communications on the West Coast for Weber Shandwick. “Heather’s wealth of experience as a senior advisor to companies involved in major litigation, transactions, operational crises and other special situations deepens our strength in these areas as we continue to grow as a firm,” said TrailRunner International CEO Jim Hughes.
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| Jamie Simpson |
Praytell hires Jamie Simpson to lead its travel practice as SVP. Simpson joins Praytell from the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, where she served as vice president, global communications. She previously held senior positions at MWW, M Booth and Zimmerman Agency. In her new position, Simpson will foster Praytell’s growth in the travel sector through new business and implementation of strategic creative campaigns and initiatives for Praytell travel clients.
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| Will Clarke |
FleishmanHillard brings on Will Clarke as executive creative director and partner on the firm’s global creative and planning team. Clarke was most recently executive creative director and executive vice president at The Marketing Arm, overseeing a creative team across its Chicago, Dallas, New York and Los Angeles markets. He was previously executive creative director at Shoptology. Global executive creative director Kev O’Sullivan is moving from FH’s London office to Southern California, where he will serve as creative lead on one of the agency’s top clients. Joel Rodriguez has joined the agency as global executive creative director and partner, He was previously at McCann Worldgroup.
Aaron Guiterman will rejoin Edelman’s government and PA unit as head of US public affairs on April 29.
Meyocks, a branding and marketing agency, hires Marcie Garcia to lead its strategy function... Erich and Kallman, the ad agency co-founded by Steven Erich and Eric Kallman, appoints Stephen Larkin as its first CMO... Allied Global Marketing, which has 24 offices across North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, names Nicola Gold as business director APAC, brand experience.
Pierpont Communications of Houston hires Dan Mahoney and Pete Webb to focus on building a presence in the Denver market... Millwright Holdings appoints Ainsley Sheikali as head of business development, a new post... Shore Fire Media CEO Marilyn Laverty is tapped to increase collaboration among the Dolphin Entertainment units... Berns Communications Group names Quin Acciani VP, consumer and retail practice. 
Prosek Partners brings on Diana Estupinan to lead its first office in the Middle East, which will be located in Abu Dhabi... Madwell promotes Gabriela Benitez to president, a newly created role at the firm... Zonda, which provides data-driven market solutions to companies in the homebuilding industry, names Tom LeBaron as VP, performance and growth marketing
FGS Global brings on Global Counsel's Joe Palombo as a partner in the firm’s London office... SJW Group, an investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utility, names Nazan Riahei as VP of communications, a newly created role... Measurabl, an ESG tech platform for real estate, names Chris Zegal SVP of marketing
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