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| Conor Nash |
Ketchum appoints Conor Nash as global chief financial officer and COO. Nash was most recently Ogilvy's COO in North America. He has also held executive positions at other WPP units including EightBar, Townhouse and Grey Group. In his new role, Nash will be responsible for driving growth for Ketchum, both operationally and financially. "Conor's stellar background and deep professional experience will have a profound impact on Ketchum and our overall business strategy,” said Ketchum president and CEO Mike Doyle.
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| Ben Haber, Laura Smith |
Racepoint Global promotes Ben Haber and Laura Smith to EVPs, client services. Haber and Smith were both previously SVPs at the firm. Haber and Smith join Carolyn Regan (who has been promoted to EVP and chief people officer), CFO Phil Chadwick, and agency president Bob Osmond on RPG’s executive leadership team. “As client and team leaders, Ben and Laura exemplify the talents necessary to build authentic brands and create the interactions decision makers and buyers crave,” said Bob Osmond. RPG has also promoted Stacey Forman to SVP, agency operations.
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| Alex Johnson |
Bryson Gillette, the strategic communications, public affairs and political firm founded by Obama administration deputy press secretary Bill Burton, hires Alex Johnson as vice president, California. Johnson was most recently chief of staff at the California Wellness Foundation. He was previously managing director of Californians for Safety and Justice and executive director at Children’s Defense Fund—California. The agency also recently brought on Elsa Avarado, who previously worked as a strategic communications director in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as director, public affairs.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
