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| Jamaal Mobley |
H/Advisors Abernathy brings on Jamaal Mobley, an Edelman vet who was most recently head of global corporate public relations, executive communications and public affairs at global asset manager T. Rowe Price, as managing director in its Washington, D.C. office.
At T. Rowe Price, Mobley expanded the company’s public affairs and political advocacy functions, shaping the firm’s approach to both policy and political engagements with lawmakers and financial services regulators. He also led its crisis communications and issues management functions and worked to build its first full-scale executive communications strategy.
Before serving as an EVP at Edelman, he was a director at Charles Schwab as well as at Brunswick Group.
At H/Advisors Abernathy Mobley will leverage his experience in reputation management and senior policy and regulatory advisory-related communications counsel to strengthen H/Advisors Abernathy’s public affairs and policy advocacy offerings.
“His experience creating advocacy campaigns that help companies navigate an increasingly complex political environment and achieve their policy goals is a perfect addition to our growing public affairs practice,” said H/Advisors Abernathy CEO Tom Johnson.
Brittney Basden, who led public affairs and advocacy partnerships at the Washington Post has joined Bully Pulpit International as a managing director.
The DUX Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications firm that works with leaders in highly regulated industries, names Lauren Boland as VP... Workday, an enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, names Sarah Kennedy Ellis CMO, effective Oct. 5. Kennedy Ellis joins the company from Google... Octave Specialty Group, a global specialty insurance firm, brings on Philip Stefano as managing director, head of investor relations. 
Michele Ziosi will rejoin Stellantis on Oct. 1 as chief PA officer responsible for Enlarged Europe and for the global coordination of the carmaker’s PA activities.
Inizio, which works with clients in the health and life sciences sectors, appoints Oisín Ó Gógáin as chief people officer... The Boston Beer Company names Allison Stransky CMO, effective Oct. 12. Stransky was previuosly VP and CMO at Samsung Electronics America... Newark Regional Business Partnership and its 501(c)(3) affiliate, the Renaissance Newark Foundation, bring on Kim Lewis-Collins as VP, marketing and business development, a newly created role. 
Carmichael Lynch president and manager Julie Batliner is joining Padilla as president, succeeding Matt Kuchariski. Kucharski will transition to a fractional role with the agency as an executive counselor through the end of the year.
