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| Greg Jenkins |
Jenkins Joins Next Solutions Group
Tue., Apr. 11, 2023
By Steve Barnes
He was most recently founder and principal of executive coaching firm North Bay Strategies. Before that Jenkikns served as director of corporate affairs at Alibaba, where he was part of the team that developed and executed the communications strategy around what was the world’s largest IPO.
He has also been communications director of the International Trade Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
At Brunswick, Jenkins provided corporate reputation, issues management and crisis communications guidance to multinational corporations.
As a member of NSG’s senior leadership team, Jenkins will be the first senior hire based in California and will report directly to CEO Raymond F. Kerins Jr.
“Greg’s strong combination of skills—developed as a communications executive with deep experience in both the private and public sectors—offers our clients a unique perspective in global communications and business objectives,” said Kerins.
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