 |
| Halle Berry |
Pendulum Therapeutics, a biotech company that promotes metabolic health through its microbiome-targeted products, brings on actress and director Halle Berry as chief communications officer, as well as equity owner and investor. In addition to acting as a “brand evangelist,” Berry will collaborate with Pendulum’s executive team on future product development and innovation. “She is aligned with our mission to empower people to transform their gut and metabolic health with clinically-proven products,” said Pendulum co-founder and CEO Colleen Cutcliffe.
 |
| Caroline Korba |
Mercury hires Caroline Korba as a VP in its Fort Lauderdale office. Korba most recently served as communications director for Jen Jordan’s campaign for Georgia attorney general. She was previously press secretary and deputy communications director for Nikki Fried’s bid to become Florida’s governor. In addition to political campaign work, her background includes in the corporate and non-profit sectors. At Mercury, Korba specializes in strategic communications and media relations. “Caroline’s experience leading communications activities on political campaigns and her background in the corporate and non-profit sectors will prove to be a great asset to our clients,” said Mercury partner Ashley Walker.
 |
| Tiffany Kenny |
Trefethen Family Vineyards promotes Tiffany Kenny to VP of marketing and consumer sales. Kenny joined Trefethen in 2021 as director of consumer sales and hospitality and has been responsible for the winery’s direct-to-consumer sales channels. She has also served as an integrated wine marketing consultant for Ensemble Marketing Group, director of sales and marketing for Signorello Estate and director of consumer sales for Acumen Wines. In her new role, she will oversee all consumer and trade marketing, and public relations. “Her marketing acumen will allow us to enhance the communication of our iconic brand across all channels, and we expect her to discover synergies across the other departments under her management,” said Trefethen Family Vineyards CEO Jon Ruel.
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
