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| Mike Crittenden |
Mike Crittenden has joined The Levinson Group, strategic communications and issues management shop in Washington, as a senior managing director following a seven-year stint at Mercury Public Affairs.
Previously, he spent more than ten years as a reporter at the Wall Street Journal and Congressional Quarterly, covering financial markets, banking, politics, international economics and the US government.
Molly Levinson, founder/CEO of TLG, said Crittenden’s “proven experience navigating consequential business and communications matters, along with his unique perspective gained from years of covering financial markets and public policy will be game-changing for our clients around the world.”
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.
Horizon Family Brands, which includes Horizon Organic and Wallaby Organic yogurt, hires Andrew Springate as CMO... Wake Tech, a Raleigh, NC community college that serves over 70000 adults annually, brings on Lisa Marie Ferrell, who previously led North America communications at Lenovo, as VP of communications and marketing... Golin brings on executive creative director Meg Farquhar in Chicago, and EVPs of strategy Tom Howells (Western Region) and Martin Coomber (New York).
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.
