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| Rob Shorthouse |
Teneo has hired Rob Shorthouse as managing director in its Dubai outpost.
Shorthouse was a partner at Consulum, the London-based government advisor firm co-founded by Bell Pottinger alums Tim Ryan and Matthew Gunter Bushell.
He led Consulum’s $6M “Relaunch Hong Kong” PR campaign to bolster the city’s image after the government People’s Republic of China put a draconian national security law into effect on July 1, 2020. Consulum shuttered its Hong Kong office in January.
Shorthouse also worked in Hong Kong as director of strategy and communications for the English Schools Foundation.
He served as director of communications for the Better Together effort that defeated Scotland’s 2014 referendum on independence from the UK and was head of media & PR for Glasgow’s successful bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Shorthouse also held top communications jobs at ScotRail, Scottish Football Assn. and the Strathclyde Police, where he was special advisor to the chief constable.
Actum has hired Cecelia Prewett, who was president of DC Public Affairs at SKDK during a nearly 13-year run, as senior managing director in its Washington office.
Franz Paasche, who was most recently EVP for public affairs and communications at Columbia University, will join Verizon as EVP, corporate affairs, effective Nov. 10.
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Hotwire Global appoints Burson global chief digital & intelligence officer Grant Toups as global CEO, effective in January.
Bader Rutter, which works with clients in the agriculture, food, beverage and pet care sectors, appoints Demar Anderson as CMO... Acceleration Community of Companies appoints Michael Moschella to lead its new insights division, ACC Intelligence... Luminate, a London-based shop focused on infrastructure and energy sectors, hires Osman Dervish as director—head of development... The Alpine Group promotes Alison Graab to principal from SVP.
