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| Kristine Boyden |
Kristine Boyden, who was chief communications officer at Cruise, the self-driving automobile company, will join BCW Oct. 16 as CEO Americas.
Mary Corcoran is leaving her job as BCW North America president by yearend.
During her three-year run at high-profile Cruise, Boyden built its communications department and its media analytics capability.
Earlier, she spent more than 18 years at Edelman and exited as president of the 650-member US western region operation.
At Edelman, Boyden counseled clients such as Genentech, Starbucks, PayPal, Taco Bell and Adobe.
BCW CEO Corey duBrowa, who did a seven-year stint as SVP-global communications at Starbucks, said he worked closely with Boyden for several years and has “seen up close her rigorous approach and her unwavering commitment to talent development.”
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