 |
| (L-R) Timmy Davis, Michael Ratney |
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate the complex geopolitical, economic and reputational challenges that are shaping the region.
Timmy Davis, who served in Doha, has more than 30 years of experience counseling government and business leaders on regional stability and shifting political dynamics. He served as consul general in Basra, Iraq, and was Iraq director on the White House National Security Council.
Michael Ratney served as Saudi Arabia ambassador as well as Chargé d’Affaires at the American Embassy to Israel, US special envoy for Syria, and consul general in Jerusalem.
Sarah Al-Shawwaf, Middle East & Africa President at DGA Group, expects the perspectives of Davis and Ratney “will further deepen our insight into the political and commercial dynamics shaping the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council], where historic economic transformation, energy transition, and geopolitical change continue to create new opportunities for clients.”
Steve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations. 
Qorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.
Pierre DuBois has taken the VP-public affairs post at AIB Data Centers, developer of the digital infrastructure for AI hosting and high-performance computing workloads.
Allison Worldwide names Victoria Brophy EVP, head of corporate and technology in Europe. Brophy comes to the firm from Golin Ketchum London, where as EVP she built and led the London Corporate Affairs practice... 
Signal Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, hires Josie Feron as director. Feron was most recently communications director for the Office of Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC)... Moburst, a mobile-first digital agency driven by a proprietary AI program, appoints Etgar Shpivak as VP of marketing... Howard University hires Jasmine Gurley as senior director of public relations in the Office of University Communications.
