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| Rowan Benecke |
Rowan Benecke, who has more than 25 years of PR firm experience, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
He heads a 25-member team focused on the management consultancy’s mission to accelerate sustainable growth and partner with clients to meet their challenges and opportunities.
Benecke also will work to protect McKinsey’s reputation by creating greater trust among colleagues, clients and leaders in the world of government, academia, nonprofits and think tanks.
He will develop thought leadership contents and experts and forge new relationships with strategic influencers.
Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group, also served as president of Cognito US, chief growth officer at Ruder Finn, global tech chair at Burson-Marsteller and executive VP at Text 100.
Since September, he has been working as an independent consultant in the metro New York area.
Business leaders will face challenges in the upcoming year, some of which will come as a complete surprise, or beyond anyone's imagination.
Teneo has hired Philipp Grontzki, who is a 20-year veteran of corporate communications and financial journalism, as a managing director in its strategy and communications group.
BCW has named Golin's Matt Coldagelli EVP and leader of its corporate affairs practice in Chicago.
Abby Bailey, who headed corporate communications for Fedex in its Middle East, India and Africa region, has joined Teneo as managing director in Dubai.
Amy Wulfestieg, who was senior director of internal communications at Nordstrom, has joined Brightspeed, Charlotte-based broadband services company, as chief communications officer.
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May 30, 2023, by Bill Huey
“Benecke also will work to protect McKinsey’s reputation by creating greater trust among colleagues, clients and leaders in the world of government, academia, nonprofits and think tanks.”
Well, I reckon he has his work cut out for him. I heard on CNBC this morning that McKinsey has asked all of its new hires to delay their employment until 2024, and offered to pay them $40,000 per year if they work for a non-profit, or $30,000 if they learn a foreign language.
I wonder what their clients would say if the recommended that as a cost-cutting measure.