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| John McCook |
John McCook, who worked 17 years at Rubenstein Public Relations in two different stints, has returned to the New York shop as VP and head of its consumer practice.
He exited RPR in 2018 to teach special education classes at PS 89 and Metropolitan High School in the South Bronx.
McCook also saw PR duty at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Burson-Marsteller and Porter Novelli.
During his career, he counseled clients such as Wish-Bone Salad Dressing, Puerto Rico Tourism, Applebee’s, Le Cordon Bleu Cooking School, Mazda, Rubin Museum of Art, Mount Airy Casino and AMF Bowling.
Mahen Gunaratna, who was chief strategy advisor and communications director to former New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and deputy communications director for ex-NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, is coming on board at MikeWorldWide as EVP of public affairs.
Jeremy Guterl, a veteran of Ketchum Analytics and Edelman Berland, has joined Ruder Finn as senior VP-research and analytics.
Sukanti Ghosh, who has held senior leadership roles at Albright Stonebridge Group, APCO Worldwide, Barclays and Bank Muscat, is joining ICR as partner, international strategy & markets.
Bentley Motors appoints Angus Fitton as chief communications officer, effective March 16. Fitton was most recently vice president of PR at Porsche Cars North America... Sunbit, a financial tech company offering buy now, pay later services, names Shachar Scott as CMO.... KemperSports, a golf, sports, and hospitality experience company, promote Sara Kearney as its first CMO... Digital Currency Group, a venture capital company, promotes Amanda Cowie to chief communications officer.
Wendy Carhart, who rose to the chief communications, culture & purpose post at Real Chemistry, has moved to the Learning Care Group.
