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| Tanya Wellmeth |
HBS, a national public affairs firm, adds Tanya Willmeth to its public affairs group as a principal in its St. Louis office. Willmeth most recently served as communications chair for an education campaign supporting the election of Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe. Her work included developing strategic content to amplify the campaign’s message and align with voter priorities, while coordinating with pollsters and media outlets. “Tanya’s in-depth knowledge of the industry and her ability to engage diverse audiences makes her an effective communicator in delivering real results for clients,” said HBS CEO Andy Blunt.
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| Subir Kotwal |
PRophet, a suite of AI-powered PR and influencer software and services, names Subir Kotwal as EVP of US sales. Kotwal joins the company from the VP of sales post at Cision, where he established and led its enterprise agency and government sales team. At PRophet, he will lead go-to-market strategies across multiple revenue streams, including sales, customer success and partnerships. "His expertise in enterprise sales, high-performance team leadership, and securing major contracts aligns perfectly with PRophet's AI-powered solutions," said PRophet CEO and founder Aaron Kwittken.
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| (L-R) Jesse Demastrie, Mellissa Morales |
GMMB promotes Jesse Demastrie and Melissa Morales to partner. Demastrie has been with the firm since 2004, most recently serving as SVP & managing director. He manages GMMB’s media team, which creates cross-platform media solutions for national and state level political candidates and groups, trade associations and non-profits. Morales previously served as managing director, SVP at the firm. She leads health policy communications campaigns at GMMB, working with states, foundations and nonprofit organizations to promote and protect the Affordable Care Act, expand Medicaid and advance other priorities. The agency has also promoted Ben Hawkins, Don Corrigan and Sandy Won to managing director. “Our new partners and managing directors have demonstrated tremendous leadership and dedication to our clients’ success,” said GMMB managing partner Raelynn Olson.
Jeffrey Rosen, senior chair of the corporate department at legal firm Debevoise & Plimpton, joins FGS Global, where he will serve as senior advisor.
Whit Clay, who exited the Co-CEO slot at Sloane & Co. 18 months ago to head Longacre Square Partners’ New York office, has been promoted to serve as the first CEO of the financial communication shop.
Global Strategy Group names Claudio Taratuta as an EVP of the L@B, its in-house creative and media agency. Taratuta joins GSG from Praytell, where he was a founding team member... ROKK Solutions appoints Kris Havens as EVP of intel and insights. Havens was most recently a partner at Penta Group... Cliff House Maine brings on William Courtney Lowe as chief business development and brand strategist. Lowe joins Cliff House Maine from Chatham Bars Inn on Cape Cod, where he was VP of marketing & business development. 
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
