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| George Cook |
George Cook, who was senior director of state government affairs at Kellanova, has joined General Motors as Midwest regional director of state & local public policy.
Prior to Kellanova, the snacks, international cereal and frozen breakfast foods company spun off from Kellogg Co, Cook was director of legislative affairs for Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Earlier, he did a nine-year stint and exited from Toyota North America as senior manager-general affairs and a three-year run at the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers.
At GM, Cook reports to VP state and local public policy Kia Floyd.
Laura Chambers, who oversaw external affairs and social performance at the Alcoa Corporation, joins bipartisan lobbying, public relations and communications firm Lot Sixteen as an SVP.
Rethink appoints Caroline Grayson as managing director based in its New York office, a newly created leadership role... Albertsons Companies, which operates over 2,000 stores across the US, brings on Emily Turner as SVP, chief marketing officer... Wachsman names Maud Honner, Louise Creedon, Rebecca Maher and Emily Kielthy to newly created managing director roles.
Reputation Advisors International brings on Janitha Sukumaran, founder of Malaysia-based independent communications consultancy Rantau+, as its newest member... YCharts, an investment research and client engagement platform that works with financial professionals across North America, appoints Steve Bendt as CMO... Choose Chicago, the official tourism and marketing organization for Chicago, hires Meryl Press Vissel as VP of communications & content.
Molly Roenna, who has more than 25 years of human resources experience, has moved to Burson as chief people officer for the Americas region.
Kirkland & Ellis partner Deneese Walia Levin joins C Street Advisory Group as managing director, law firm optimization.
