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| Mark McCall |
FTI Consulting’s strategic communications operation posted a 4.5 percent jump in Q1 revenues to $73.1M as it enjoyed strong demand for reputational services work.
The group increased its headcount by 16.3 percent (139 people) from a year ago to hit the 995 mark.
That aggressive hiring took a toll on the PR division’s operating income as it fell 41.5% to $8.7M due to higher compensation and SG&A outlays.
During the quarter, Mark McCall’s unit added Lauren Crawford Shaver, who worked in the Obama administration on its landmark Affordable Care Act, in Washington as a senior managing director.
Jennifer Mercer, who led strategic communications for Paladin Management Group, took the managing director post in Los Angeles.
Leonor Díaz-Córdova of the CT Group advisory signed on as managing director in the EMEA crisis and litigation communications offering.
FGS Global handles Fox Corp. as it agrees to acquire The Roku Channel, which relies on Joele Frank, in a deal valued at $22B.
Caterpillar’s Rob Rengel will join ATI Inc. on June 22 as VP-investor relations, succeeding the retiring David Weston.
Hut 8, energy infrastructure platform, has named NextEra Energy's Mark Eidelman head of IR and SVP of strategic finance.
Teneo handles easyJet as Minneapolis investment firm Castlelake mulls a possible takeover of the British budget airline.
Brunswick Group represents Universal Music Group as it rejects the unsolicited $65B takeover offer by billionaire Ed Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management because it “fundamentally and materially undervalues” the world’s largest music company.
