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| Nadia Damouni |
Prosek Partners promotes Nadia Damouni to partner. Damouni has been with the firm since 2017, most recently serving as a managing director. She has represented clients in M&A transactions and leads a numer of high-profile equity engagement for the firm. Before coming to Prosek, Damouni was a senior vp in Edelman’s financial communications and capital markets division. She has also worked as a journalist, including a stint at Thomson Reuters as corporate board correspondent and team leader for M&A. “Nadia’s client counsel at the board and CEO levels is exceptional,” said Prosek Partners founder and managing partner Jen Prosek. “Her journalist background and network have been instrumental in building our strategic media relations and special situations capabilities.”
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| Katrell Lewis |
Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, the government relations arm of international law firm Cozen O’Connor, hires Katrell Lewis as a principal in its New York office. Lewis was VP of government and community partnerships for Habitat for Humanity in New York City and Westchester County. He will manage and advance client priorities for Cozen O’Connor in Albany and NYC. “Katrell’s background as a nonprofit leader also makes him uniquely qualified to support and advise our many nonprofit clients,” said Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies New York co-chair Rose Christ. “He’s proven that he knows how to navigate through the budget and regulatory challenges and get important projects across the finish line.”
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| Frank Tortorici |
Marketing Maven promotes Frank Tortorici to VP, media relations. Tortorici has been with the agency since 2015, previously serving as director of media relations. Before coming to Marketing Maven, he was a director at Steinreich Communications, director of public and media relations at The Conference Board and senior account supervisor at Edelman. In his new position, Tortorici will continue to lead and enhance Marketing Maven’s relationships with top tier media, working from the agency’s East Coast office. He will also work more closely with Marketing Maven’s data research and marketing departments, contribute to the firm’s business development initiatives, and mentor junior staffers. “His media knowledge has informed our management team and enables us to compete aggressively for top-tier accounts,” said Marketing Maven president and CEO Lindsay Carnett.
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
