Joe Palombo
Joe Palombo

FGS Global brings on Joe Palombo as a partner in the firm’s London office. Palombo joins the firm from Global Counsel, where he designed and ran its institutional investor strategic advisory business. Before that, he served as a U.S. diplomat with postings to Kigali, Washington DC, Hong Kong and Mexico City. At FGS Global, he will be instrumental in developing its transaction-specific political risk and political due diligence offer. "Joe's extensive experience and proven expertise in political risk analysis are invaluable assets for FGS Global as we expand our services to meet the evolving needs of our clients," said FGS Global CEO of UK, Middle East and Asia Faeth Birch.

Nazan Riahei
Nazan Riahei

SJW Group, an investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utility, names Nazan Riahei as VP of communications, a newly created role. Rahiei most recently served as a strategic communications advisor at Abernathy MacGregor (now H/Advisors Abernathy). Before that, she was an advisor at Sard Verbinnem (now FGS Global), and she has been an outside advisor to SJW since 2018. In her new post, Riahei will oversee internal and external communications at SJW Group and help position the company’s national platform for future growth. She will also collaborate with the leadership and communications teams across the company’s state operations, leveraging resources and scale to optimize best practices, consistenc, and efficiency. “She embodies our core values of service and integrity, and I am confident her leadership will enable the company to further harness our national scale to serve local customers, communities and employees while remaining good environmental stewards,” said SJW Group president and CEO Eric W. Thornburg.

Chris Zegal
Chris Zegal

Measurabl, an ESG tech platform for real estate, names Chris Zegal SVP of marketing. Zegal most recently served as head of marketing at Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate. Before that, he was SVP of marketing & corporate communications at Walker & Dunlop. In his new post, Zegal will be responsible for leading Measurabl’s marketing team developing marketing strategies to enhance the company's growth and brand expansion, customer acquisition, and launching its new Next Gen platform. "Chris' expertise in marketing and the commercial real estate industry make him an invaluable addition to our growth leadership team,” said Measurabl chief growth officer Maureen Waters. “His strategic vision and deep marketing expertise will further elevate Measurabl's position as a leader in sustainability software solutions."