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| Warren Fernandez |
Warren Fernandez, editor of Singapore’s The Straits Times English language media company, is joining Edelman on Oct. 25 as CEO of its Asia Pacific network of 21 offices and 1,300 staffers.
He succeeds Stephen Kehoe, who departed in June.
Dave Samson, vice chairman of corporate affairs, has been running the APAC group on an interim basis.
Fernandez will report to COO Matt Harrington.
He joined the The Straits Times in 1990 as a political editor. Fernandez rose to deputy editor before exiting to Royal Dutch Shell in 2008 and rejoining the paper in 2012.
Currently, Fernandez is president of the World Editors Forum, a global network of print/digital professionals.
Harrington said Fernandez’s “deep understanding of the news and media ecosystem and his experience transforming a news outlet into an integrated multi-media content platform will be a tremendous value-add to clients and our own insights and capabilities.”
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
