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| Josh Tzuker |
FGS Global brings on Josh Tzuker, who most recently served as chief of staff and senior counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division, as the agency’s global head of antitrust and competition. Before joining the DoJ, Tzuker was senior policy advisor, competition and privacy, at Oracle as well as a lead attorney in Commissioner Terrell McSweeny’s office at the Federal Trade Commission. Based in Washington, D.C., he will focus on advising clients on communications and advocacy related to corporate competition, policy, cross-border investments and M&A, working closely with Brussels-based partner Sebastian Vos who recently joined FGS after a decade at Covington & Burling advising clients on EU antitrust and competition matters. “With his extensive experience from his recent leadership role in the DOJ’s Antitrust Division and previous role at the Federal Trade Commission, Josh will be an invaluable asset to our team, both in the U.S. and internationally,” said Alexander Geiser, Global CEO of FGS Global.
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| (L-R) Andrew de Lara, Julia Henry |
BSH Home Appliances Corporation hires Andrew de Lara as senior media relations & PR strategy manager and promotes Julia Henry to head of corporate communication & government affairs for North America. De Lara was most recently a communications/PR/brand consultant for athlete-marketing agency Athelo Group, and he has also overseen PR/strategic marketing for brands including Fisker, Lucas Oil, Oakley, Sprint and the LA Lakers. In his new post, he will be the primary PR/external communications strategist for BSH in the US, Canada and Mexico. Henry was previously head of corporate press and public relations at BSH’s Munich headquarters. Before coming to BSH, she worked for Fujitsu, Bain & Company and Daimler (Mercedes Benz + Smart).
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| Kerel Cooper |
GumGum, a contextual-first, global digital advertising platform, appoints Kerel Cooper as CMO. Cooper was most recently president of advertising at Group Black, an accelerator advancing Black-owned media properties. He was previously CMO at marketing platform LiveIntent. At GumGum, Cooper will be responsible for leading the platform's global marketing strategy, fostering brand and agency adoption of its advertising solutions, and driving overall growth. “Kerel's unparalleled expertise in ad tech is exactly what we need to skyrocket our growth,” said GumGum CEO Phil Schraeder.
The City of Minneapolis hires Adam Fetcher as its first chief communications officer. He's held PR posts at Rivian, Patagonia, New Belgium Brewing and Lyft... Pomona College names Eric Abelev as its new CCO, effective July 23... DrivePath Advisors, a business advisory firm that works with companies in the energy industry, brings on Alix Steel as a principal. 
Ryan Cudney, who rose to general manager of Edelman’s Pacific Northwest group in a 12-year run at the No. 1 independent PR firm, will join Boeing on July 31 as VP.
The Estée Lauder Companies names Nestlé vet Aude Gandon chief digital & marketing officer, a newly created role, effective August 1... Big Group, a creative marketing agency with offices in London, Amsterdam, Bath and Dubai, appoints Martin Kelly as group CEO and Justin Bulley as managing director in London... Angel City Football Club, a National Women’s Soccer League team based in Los Angeles, tabs Julia Victor to serve as CMO, a new role... iSpot, a cross-platform TV & video ad measurement company, brings on Craig Ziegler as chief product officer. 
Dan Meyers, who did a seven year stint at APCO, exiting as deputy manager director of its DC office, has joined Teneo as managing director in its Washington office.
ICR appoints BlackRock's Gabriel Hasson as global head of governance & shareholder advisory... MMGY Global hires Amazon's Oksana Kovalenko as chief human resources officer... NVG, a lobbying, strategy and policy advocacy firm, names Santiago Gonzalez as VP... Seven Letter brings on Ashley Smith as senior director of paid media at Seven Letter Labs, the shop's ad/creative services arm.
