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| Alex Dudley |
MikeWorldWide brings on Alex Dudley as EVP, head of crisis. Dudley comes to MWW from Cloudbreak Communications, where he served as principal, putting together crisis plans and counseling clients. Before that, he was SVP, communications at Charter Communications. Dudley has also served as group vice president, public relations at Time Warner Cable and SVP at Dan Klores Communications.
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| Conor Fennessy |
Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, names Conor Fennessy director of state government and external affairs for Eastern US, effective Jan. 6. Fennessy comes to Rocket after working for 10 years at Mercury Public Affairs, where he most recently served as managing director. Before that he was political director for the New Jersey Republican State Committee. In his new role, Fennessy will coordinate state legislative and regulatory affairs, industry trade associations, and external stakeholder relationships for the Rocket Family of Companies.
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| Matthew Goffe |
DC-based law firm Eckert Seamans promotes Matthew Goffe to the role of firmwide CMO. Goffe was most recently senior director of business development and attorney recruiting at the firm. Before coming to Eckert Seamans in 2022, he was business development manager at McGuireWoods. At Eckert Seamans, he oversees the firmwide marketing and business development initiatives, working closely with firm leadership to drive client engagement, business development, communications, media relations and marketing efforts. “His extensive experience across the marketing, business development and recruiting spaces is a valuable skillset that drives forward our firm’s vision,” said Eckert Seamans chief operating officer Eddie Raychaudhuri.
Brunswick Group partner Christine Schirmer has joined DoorDash as VP-global external communications, a new post.
Kevin King, who served as global practice chair at Edelman Digital, has been appointed president of The Now Agency.
FINN Partners appoints Ernst Flach as partner in its global travel practice. Flach was most recently VP, destination marketing at MMGY Wagstaff... Faeth Therapeutics, an Austin, TX-based clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving outcomes for cancer patients, names Matt Biegler as SVP, investor relations... Public Communications Inc. promotes Matt Sobczak and Joash Mencias to VP.
Nate Gatten, executive VP at American Airlines, will join Apple on Aug. 31 as VP-government affairs.
The Ogilvy Group names WPP Open X global communications & marketing director Nicole Parkinson as global head of marketing and promotes SVP, creative communications Kappie Kopp to global head of communications... Creativ Company appoints Sarah Saul as VP of marketing and communications. Saul joins the firm from Roku... Insulet, a medical device company, adds Joan Campion, Adam Feigen and Jane Hoffman to its communications team.
