 |
| Darlyn Phillips |
Invariant brings on Darlyn Phillips as chief financial officer. Phillips joins the agency from Next Fifteen Communications Group, where she served as CFO and head of operations for the portfolio brand Outcast. In her new position, she will help support and guide the firm’s strategic direction. “Darlyn brings experience in leading financial operations for mature organizations,” said Invariant founder and CEO Heather Podesta. “As we continue to grow, Darlyn’s financial expertise will help support our success and take our consultancy to the next level.”
 |
| Eric Moore |
Crosswind Media and Public Relations promotes Eric Moore to vice president of brand strategy. Moore, who has been with the agency since 2021, was previously a senior advisor. Before coming to Crosswind, he was director of strategic partnerships at software development company 2Cimple. In his new role at Crosswind, Moore oversee the firm’s Dallas office and is also tasked with guiding clients in the discovery, development and execution of their stakeholder experiences. "Eric is the consummate team player,” said Crosswind CEO and president Thomas Graham, “and he brings that attitude and leadership to our team and our clients.”
 |
| Liam Bell |
Lansons hires Teneo creative director Liam Bell as executive creative director. Bell has also served as managing director of strategic communications consultancy Blue Rubicon, which Teneo acquired in 2015. Alongside Lansons’ new director of strategy, David Rowson, he will work to building the agency’s planning and creative team. “I’ve worked with Liam for many years and know he is one of the best creatives in the industry. We’re lucky to have him and confident he will be a transformative hire,” said Lansons CEO, Gordon Tempest-Hay.
 |
| Anouk Morin |
Ditto Public Relations promotes Anouk Morin to Web3 PR lead associate. Before joining Ditto as a communications assistant, Morin worked at Havas Blockchain, the Web3 division of Havas Paris, where she built up her experience in Web3 on such accounts as Tezos and Binance. In her new role Morin will expand the agency’s Web3 internal education efforts, continue her crypto PR work, and contribute thought leadership in the form of in-house crypto content and external opportunities.
Tim Turpin, who led the venture capital and emerging technologies practices at Sparkpr during a more than 16-year run, has joined CodePR, a boutique shop focused on the VC arena.
Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery’s still-unnamed new sports joint venture has recruited SiriusXM SVP of communications Jessica Casano-Antonellis to head up its communications... State Street Corporation names Elizabeth Lynn EVP and global head of investor relations... Tailwind Nutrition, a sports nutrition specialist, hires Kristen Flemington as VP of marketing. 
Casey Hernandez, who rose to the senior VP for global corporate communications post at Herbalife, has joined Seven Letter strategic communications shop in its DC office.
James Byrne, a former New York Police Department detective who led the executive communications team for commissioner Edward Caban, will join the Secret Service on May 20.
Signal Group promotes Julian Graham to director and Vinny Sheu to director of creative content... Bevel appoints Libbie Wilcox as director of its New York office and lead of its alternative asset practice... Feldman Strategies names Chloe Barr communications manager. She was at Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis.
Have a comment? Send it to 
No comments have been submitted for this story yet.