Nathan Friedman, former regional managing director for Ogilvy PR, has moved to Citizen Relations as its US general manager.
North America chief Nick Cowling said the firm wanted to expand its leadership team amid strong growth in the region.
Friedman, who left Ogilvy late last year, is based in New York and oversees client service, talent management and business development for the US market. He spent 16 years at Ogilvy & Mather and Ogilvy PR, including as managing director for Chicago and regional managing director of its four West Coast offices. He also led the Americas for the WPP group handling LG Electronics.
Citizen Relations, based in Los Angeles, was acquired by China's BlueFocus Communications in 2014. It has nine offices and a client roster than spans Aflac, Travelocity and P&G Brands.
The agency, the former Citizen Paine, was forged in 2011 by PainePR (US), Optimum (Canada), Band & Brown and Brando (UK).
DJE Holdings, parent of Edelman and Zeno, launches RUTH as an independent shop named after Ruth Edelman, mental health advocate, wife and longtime business partner of Dan Edelman.
New York City PR firms make up the largest slice of O'Dwyer's 147 firm overall ranking with 33 of 40 in the New York/New Jersey area either calling Manhattan their home or having a presence there.
Subject Matter+Kivvit, which joined forces in May, has rebranded as Avoq, an integrated shop with more than 200 professionals in Washington, New York, Asbury Park (NJ), Miami and Chicago.
While PR pros stationed at in-house comms. teams and those working for agencies share many of the same objectives, they also have markedly different top priorities, according to a recent report.
Edelman is cutting 240 employees or about four percent of its workforce to cope with the cooling down of the PR sector, according to a memo from CEO Richard Edelman.
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