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| Michael Byrnes |
Highwire PR brings on Michael Byrnes as managing director of health. Byrnes was most recently general manager, Boston, for Weber Shandwick after serving as an SVP in its corporate healthcare practice. Before that he was a VP at Matter Communications, partnering with B2B technology, healthcare and consumer brands. At Highwire, Byrnes will scale the agency’s portfolio and explore strategic additions, while fostering talent and serving as a senior counselor to clients and teams. “Michael’s experience at the intersection of health and innovation makes him an invaluable partner to our practice as both our clients and our employees lean into this new era of healthcare storytelling,” said Highwire PR principal and co-founder Emily Borders.
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| Ben Martin |
Steinreich Communications Group appoints Ben Martin as VP and general manager of its New Jersey office. For more than a decade, Martin served in a variety of roles at Winning Strategies Public Relations and its successor agency, EFK Group, including VP of client services. He previously was the communications manager and director of marketing for Saint Clare’s Health System. In his new role, he will work with the account staff in Steinreich’s NJ headquarters on strategy, training as well as overseeing its public affairs clients. “Ben’s reputation as an outstanding mentor and strategist will both benefit our team and clients. Additionally, his experience in public affairs and healthcare are important skills that will help us grow those practice areas in particular,” said Steinreich Communications Group president and CEO Stan Steinreich.
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| Randy Littleson |
Salesloft, which provides an AI-powered global revenue workflow platform, names Randy Littleson as its CMO. Littleson was previously CMO at software company Conga and at NICE inContact, a cloud call center operator. At Salesloft, he will head Salesloft’s global marketing to help drive the company’s global expansion and establish it as the category leader. “Randy’s experience working with high-growth, market-leading software companies through maturation – with many of them more than doubling in size during his tenure – uniquely positions him to drive continuous innovation, collaboration, and improvement for our industry-leading solution,” said Salesloft CEO David Obrand.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
