Matter Communications has elevated Mandy Mladenoff to president of the 13-year-old Massachusetts-based firm.
Founder and CEO Scott Signore (FitzGerald Comms.) remains at the helm in Newburyport, Mass.
Mladenoff has been general manager of the firm for the past five years, a period which saw 60 percent growth, particularly in tech and consumer. "Mandy is unquestionably the right person to help guide the agency nationally as we prepare for a robust 2017 and beyond," said Signore.
Mladenoff is a former managing director of Shift Communications' San Francisco office and earlier worked at its predecessor, Sterling Hager.
Matter has outposts in Boston, Boulder, Providence and Portland.
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