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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.
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
