Chicago-based consumer agency 3rd Coast Public Relations has appointed Rachel Madden Johnson account supervisor.
Johnson joins 3rd Coast from Edelman, where she served as global account manager at that PR giant’s London outpost. Prior to that she was a senior account executive at Chicago-based agency Alpaytac. She also previously held account executive stints at Ogilvy Public Relations and Miller Pear Public Relations.
3rd Coast President and CSO Rich Timmons said the agency was “especially impressed with Rachel’s strong track record of developing innovative communication plans that not only created strong engagement with diverse target groups, but understood how to drive significant ROI for her clients.”
3rd Coast clients include Lakeshore, Nest Labs, Pettura, Sleep Innovations and Winix.
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