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| (L-R) Jonathan Ashworth, Laura Gabb, Ben Stetson |
Weber Shandwick names Jonathan Ashworth UK chairman of public affairs and Laura Gabb joins the agency as EVP, head of UK public affairs. A former Labour Party MP, Ashworth was a longstanding member of Labour Party leader (and now Prime Minister) Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet. He previously served as a senior political adviser to Gordon Brown during his time as both Chancellor of the Exchequer and Prime Minister. In his new role, Ashworth will focus on providing strategic counsel on government relations, public policy and political risk. Gabb is a veteran of the Conservative Party press office, and has also served as a partner at 5654 & Company and managing director at FTI Consulting, At Weber, she will lead strategic public affairs initiatives and impactful campaigns. The agency has also promoted Ben Stetson, who has been part of Weber Shandwick’s public affairs team for over five years, to SVP in public affairs.
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| Jay Max Kraidman |
RooneyPartners promotes Jay Max Kraidman to partner. Kraidman originally joined the agency in 2018 as a creative strategist and social media manager, returning after a one-year hiatus in 2024 as director of copy, working across a variety of industry verticals, including financial services, education, technology and healthcare. Kraidman was previously a copywriter at Newsday Media Group. "I am thrilled to announce Jay’s elevation to partner given his proven leadership skills, creativity, passion for business excellence, drive for and commitment to superior client service and—most importantly, perhaps—his innate empathy and humanity, which in my view help sustain the Firm’s collaborative culture,” said founding partner Terry Rooney.
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| Amitresh Chaudhuri |
Calix, an appliance-based platform, cloud and managed services company, appoints Amritesh Chaudhuri as EVP and chief marketing officer. Chaudhuri was most recently president and chief growth officer at C1, a tech company providing connected human experiences. He has also served as a VP at Oracle Cloud, CMO at RingCentral, and EVP and CMO at 8x8. In his new post, Chaudhuri will lead the entire Calix go-to-market organization, including corporate, product, field and partner marketing. “Amrit brings the ideal combination of end-to-end go-to-market leadership, a customer-first mindset, and a track record of transforming teams,” said Calix president and CEO Michael Weening.
Ripley PR realigns its leadership team with the promotion of Anthony Cloud to managing director, B2C and franchising, and a new role for Grayson Shockley as managing director, B2B. Cloud, who joined Ripley PR in October 2020, has held multiple roles within the agency, including brand manager and content specialist... Walker Sands adds former Havas Digital global CEO and chairman George Gallate to its board of directors... Stewards, a diversified financial company based in Fort Lauderdale, FL, appoints Scott McGowan as CMO.
Kevin Lawlor, who most recently served as chief political officer and EVP at DDC Public Affairs, is coming on board at Zeno Group as head of public affairs.
Former Ketchum partner Esty Pujadas joins Grayling as CEO of its North America business, part of the agency’s expansion in the region.
Marketbridge brings on Bob Ray as CEO. Ray was previously CEO, head of B2B agency services at Merkle, part of the Dentsu Group... Rasky Partners promotes Andy Hoglund and Graham Shalgian to partner... IGB Group, an investor relations, capital markets, and strategic communications advisory firm, appoints Charlotte Burch as a managing director.
Caitlin Allen, who was most recently head of global markets and CEO communications at eBay, joins Daily Pay as chief brand and communications officer.
