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| Bill Bertles |
The Herald Group, public affairs firm, adds Bill Bertles as a partner on its executive team. Bertles was previously at DDC for 25 years, most recently serving as SVP and partner. He has over three decades of experience across a broad range of industries, from energy and health care to financial services and technology. At The Herald Group, Bertles will lead the firm’s business development efforts. “His extensive experience, growth-oriented approach, and proven leadership will make Bill an invaluable asset as THG continues to add to its team of experts.,” said The Herald Group managing partner Matt Well.
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| Eileen Sheil |
Weill Cornell Medicine names Eileen Sheil assistant vice provost for communications and public affairs, effective Feb. 1. Sheil joins Weill Cornell from biotech research company Cue Heath, where she has served as chief communications officer. She was previously VP, global external communications at Medtronic and executive director, corporate communications at Cleveland Clinic. In her new role, Sheil will jointly lead the office of external affairs and oversee its more than 40-member division of communications and public affairs, which includes such functions as editorial, multimedia, media relations, social media, marketing and brand, and government and community affairs. “Eileen is an esteemed leader in strategic communications whose deep reservoir of experience in academic medicine and health care more broadly makes her perfectly suited to helm our communications and public affairs operations,” said Dr. Robert Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University.
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| Maureen Vogel |
Drumfire Public Affairs, which offers services encompassing direct advocacy, ally mobilization, grassroots, strategy. messaging, training, media and digital brings on Maureen Vogel as creative director/web developer. Vogel has worked with brands, nonprofits and innovative startups, including HUNGRY, the National Guard Youth Foundation and Washington Nationals. At Drumfire, she will be responsible for creating, developing and designing a wide range of content, material and services for mobile, social, and web-based applications and platforms.”
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
