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| Becky Boles |
The Herald Group, DC public affairs shop, names Becky Boles chief client services officer, a newly created position. Boles is the founder of communications consultancy Scout Strategies. She also served as SVP at APCO. Boles has led global teams supporting such corporations and organizations as McDonald’s, Verizon, Dow Chemical, Lenovo, Bechtel, Rosetta Stone and SC Johnson. At The Herald Group, she will work across key practice areas, staff levels and client accounts. “Her knowledge and experience will be instrumental as we continue to grow at a rapid pace and help us to more creatively and effectively service our clients moving forward,” said The Herald Group co-founder Matt Well.
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| Alicia Joseph |
LeadsOnline, which provides data, analysis and ballistic tools for law enforcement agencies, appoints Alicia Joseph as global VP of marketing. Joseph joins the company from AT&T, where she worked for over a decade, most recently serving as director of marketing—brand and product marketing. At LeadsOnline, she will oversee global brand, product marketing, and demand generation efforts. Founded in 2000, LeadsOnline serves approximately 5,500 US law enforcement agencies as well as global public safety organizations in more than 80 countries. “Alicia brings a rare blend of creative vision and operational rigor, making her the right leader at this juncture to position our suite of investigative solutions for future growth,” said Alex Finley, CEO of LeadsOnline.
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| Elizabeth Snyder |
SolComms promotes Elizabeth Snyder to senior director of digital health, a newly created role. Before joining SolComms in 2023, Snyder was an account manager at Autumn Communications, and she has also worked at BOLD PR. In her new position, she will oversee a team of six working across with such digital health and women’s health companies as Wisp (a provider of women’s and reproductive healthcare); WellTheory (an autoimmune digital health provider); and Teal Health (which is creating the world’s first at-home cervical cancer screening test). SolComms has also hired Melissa Stavenhagen, who was previously a director at Hiltzik Strategies, as director of the agency’s technology/B2B/corporate vertical.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
The Herald Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, brings on DDC Public Affairs SVP, creative director Brad Whitford as chief creative officer... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hires former Mastercard VP of marketing Dana Bodine as its first CMO... Reinsurance Group of America, a life and health reinsurer, appoints Ryan Krueger as SVP, investor relations, effective Jan. 5, 2026.
Edelman has named Anna Vogt, who is EMEA chief strategy officer at VML, as its
