On the Move: Fors Marsh Hires Hayer

Bryan Lesswing, senior advisor to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, has joined Stagwell’s SKDK unit’s public affairs practice as SVP to work on corporate, crisis and advocacy clients.

Freud Communications brings on Brandon Thomas, who was most recently VP and general manager of PAN Communications’ New York office, to head up its Big Apple team... August, a Los Angeles-headquartered advisory firm, names Chris Patz as a managing director... The University of Pennsylvania enrolls Anna Cowenhoven as VP for university communications, effective August 21.

Infinite Global brings on Melissa Anderson as an associate VP in San Francisco... Buffalo Groupe  promotes Glenn Gray to EVP... Edible, a franchisor of stores offering items including fresh fruit arrangements, baked goods, flowers and gourmet chocolates, names Kevin Keith CMO.

BCW has recruited Corey duBrowa, VP-global communications and PA at Google and its Alphabet parent, as CEO to succeed Donna Imperato, who announced plans to exit in January.

Kim Mandara, a 13-year veteran of the NBA, is selected to lead S&C Communications’ new East Coast office in New York City as managing director.