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| Kayla Leska |
Development Counsellors International promotes Kayla Leska to VP of public relations in its tourism practice. Leska has been with the agency since 2015, most recently serving as managing director of public relations. In her new role, she will lead a team of nearly 20 communications professionals through the United States and Canada to implement destination public relations campaigns, while formalizing and expanding DCI’s public relations efforts to meet the needs of hotels, tour operators and cultural attractions. “Having worked with dozens of hotels and museums throughout her career, Kayla is the right leader to formally build out this service offering for DCI,” said Karyl Leigh Barnes, president of DCI’s tourism practice.
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| Ladan Ahmadi, Christine Rex |
Tiger Hill Partners hires Ladan Ahmadi as VP for government relations and public affairs, and Christine Rex as senior director for public affairs. Ahmadi was most recently deputy director of economic communications and health policy at think tank Third Way. Before that, she served as senior advisor and communications director for Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Rex previously led communications for the Institute for Political Innovation, and has also served as press secretary for then-Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY).
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| Amy Gesenheus |
Activa PR, which specializes in working with tech companies, names Amy Gesenhues head of content. Gesenhues joins the firm from Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience, where she was a senior content strategist. Before that, she was a senior editor for Third Door Media, serving as lead writer for marketing technology, social media marketing, and digital ad platform coverage. In her new role, Gesenhues will lead Activa PR’s content marketing services. “Her career as a marketer and storyteller, combined with her days covering the marketing industry, puts her in a unique position to head up our content marketing practice,” said Activa PR principal and founder Marina Greenwood.
INFINITE appoints Eric Wiedeke as head of talent, a newly created position intended to strengthen the firm’s people strategy and global growth ambitions... Anomaly promotes Kira Montgomery to executive strategy director, head of communications strategy, expanding her remit from the agency’s Toronto office to its full North American business... The Jackson Laboratory, which focuses on genetics and genomic medicine, appoints Steven Holstein as SVP of external affairs.
Global Counsel managing director Benedict Brogan is joining FTI Consulting as a senior managing director within its strategic communications segment.
Lionsgate, which brings together diversified motion picture and television production and distribution businesses, promotes Laurel Pecchia to SVP, corporate communications... Anonymous Content, a New York-based film production and management company, recruits former Showtime/MTV executive vice president Liza Burnett Fefferman as chief communications and marketing officer, a newly created position... Legacy Motor Club brings on Ryan Grab as VP, marketing and communications.
Stagwell has named Lena Petersen, a veteran of MediaLink, Starcom MediaVest and Leo Burnett, chief brand and communications officer.
Carrie Healey has joined the National Association of Broadcasters as VP communications. Most recently, she was program lead at Purple Strategies.
