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| Angelo Thalassinos |
Collected Strategies brings on Angelo Thalassinos as VP of operations. Thalassinos was most recently a managing director in the strategic communications segment at FTI Consulting, focused on restructurings, special situations and litigation. Before that he was deputy managing director, Americas at Reorg Research, a provider of data, analytics and credit intelligence for leveraged finance and restructuring professionals. Thalassinos has also served as a restructuring lawyer at Brown Rudnick.
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| Leslie Wheeler |
Sloane & Company names former Spectrum Science EVP, health tech & consumer science Leslie Wheeler as a managing director in its healthcare practice. Before joining Spectrum, Wheeler served as SVP & senior partner, co-head of North America healthcare at Fleishman Hillard and healthcare practice leader at WCG. She has also held senior posts at Weber Shandwick, GCI, Ketchum and AstraZeneca. At Sloane, she will be tasked with helping the agency further expand its healthcare practice into pharma and biotech. “Leslie has had an impressive track record as a communications practitioner for healthcare clients, effectively navigating the complexities of the pharma and biotech industries to drive client results,” said Sloane & Company co-CEO and healthcare practice lead Darren Brandt.
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| Chris Heywood |
Brand USA, a public-private partnership that works to attract international visitors to the US, hires Chris Heywood as SVP, public relations & chief communications officer. Heywood was most recently SVP, global communications for the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. Before that he was EVP, global communications at New York City Tourism & Conventions. At Brand USA, Heywood will serve as chief media spokesperson and lead global PR, communications, and media relations. He will also lead efforts to position the US as a leading travel destination through strategic storytelling, reputation management, media engagement, and leveraging pop culture.
Ann Hemingway, who was most recently group SVP and global client lead at GCI Health, has moved to Sam Brown Healthcare Communications.
Nadine Lafond, who has been with Ogilvy Health North America for more than a decade, comes on board at Imre as CEO.
SKDK has hired Brian Klemesrud, a Democratic political ad-maker, as its chief creative director.
MikeWorldWide appoints Abraham Espinosa as EVP of strategy, a newly created role. Espinosa comes to MWW from Golin, where hs served as SVP, executive strategy director...
FTI Consulting appoints Jason Leow as a senior managing director in its strategic communications segment. He was vice chair and head of APAC at Edelman Smithfield... Ballard Partners is bringing on Tucker Knott, who currently serves as chief of staff to Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), as a partner in DC.... TMRW Sports, a sports media company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and former NBC Sports Group president, golf and global strategy Mike McCarley, names Peter Jung as CMO.
