Michele Quintaglie, who led communications for Fidelity Investments' asset management operation, has moved to Visa as senior VP of global corporate communications.
Doug Michelman left the top Visa PR post in April 2013 amid a revamp of its communications and marketing operations.
Quintaglie spent five years at Blanc & Otus and parent firm Hill+Knowlton in Boston and Washington, D.C., before nine years with Fidelity in Boston. She was previously based in Kenya, working PA and publication for the United Nations and serving as copywriter for McCann Erickson in Nairobi.
Quintaglie, who oversees media relations, executive communications and PA, reports to chief brand officer Antonio Lucio.
Some well-honed communications strategies typically deployed in an activist situation must be set aside when the activist is also the founder of the company. Such situations require a more tailored response: one that respects the founder’s credibility without conceding the company’s future, addresses shareholders’ financial interests while acknowledging questions of legacy, and anticipates that the fight may be as personal and persistent as it is strategic.
Molly Fogarty, who rose to head of corporate affairs & sustainability at Nestle during a nearly 23-year stint, will join Brunswick Group as a partner in DC on Sept. 14.
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