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| Eric Herman |
Eric Herman, who was a senior VP at Avoq, has joined Teneo in Chicago as managing director in its strategy & communications group.
At Avoq, he counseled clients on high-stakes challenges, focusing on crisis PR, litigation communications and advocacy campaigns.
Prior to the merger of Kivvit and Subject Matter that created Avoq in 2023, Herman spent a decade at Kivvit as managing director. He also had PA jobs at Burson-Marsteller and the government of Illinois’ Cook County.
Herman also reported for the Chicago Sun-Times and New York Daily News.
Tricia McLaughlin, the combative spokesperson for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is leaving her post.
While finding the right solution to a problem is still important, the work that differentiates effective communications leaders is problem-finding—identifying the real risk before it becomes visible, reputational or irreversible.
Orchestra has recruited Deepika Sandhu for the senior VP-legal & crisis communications slot.
Apologies are often seen as a weakness or as proof that a leader has lost control of the narrative. But Donald Trump's failure to apologize after he posted—and then deleted—a video with a racist clip of Barack and Michelle Obama shows how flawed this mindset is.
Tim Allan, communications director for embattled British prime minister Keir Starmer, has quit as the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has engulfed Ten Downing Street.
