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| Anne Green |
Anne Green, who joined G&S Business Communications with its 2018 acquisition of CooperKatz where she was CEO, will succeed CEO Luke Lambert on Jan. 1.
Lambert is a 27-year veteran of G&S, working in business development, managing director in New York and president before becoming CEO in 2012,
He called Green, a 30-year PR veteran, “one of the smartest and savviest leaders I have worked with, respected by her colleagues, peers, clients and the communications community.”
In her post, Green will have overall responsibility for performance, operations, growth, innovation, culture and the continued evolution of its fully integrated suite of marketing and communications services.
G&S also upped principal and Chicago managing director Brian Hall to president, and senior VP-human resources Kate Threewitts to chief people officer.
Managing directors Caryn Caratelli, Stephanie Moore, Dana Ferrell (Raleigh) and Meredith Topalanchik (New York) will report to Hall, as well as the shop’s communications, creative, digital and paid media teams.
G&S Business Communications ranked 28th on O’Dwyer’s roster of top independent firms with 2022 fees of $28.6M.
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