Bret Werner, who came over to MWWPR in January of this year from Catalyst as chief client officer, is the firm’s new president as part of a revised management structure. He will share day to day management with CEO Michael Kempner.
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Bret WernerWerner co-founded Catalyst as a managing partner in 2006 and worked through its 2012 sale to IMG Worldwide. He stepped down with co-founder Bill Holtz in October 2015.
Newly-promoted chief people officer Gina Cherwin and CFO William Starace round out the executive team that will report to CEO Michael Kempner.
“By elevating Bret to our executive management team, along with Chief People Officer Gina Cherwin, CFO Will Starace and myself, we are truly integrating the foundation of this company,” Kempner said.
Eitan Bencuya, who has more than 20 years of technology PR experience, has signed on with Brunswick Group as a partner in its San Francisco office.
Greg Honan, who worked in the Biden White House as director of message planning and chief of staff for its office of communications, is joining public affairs firm Seven Letter as a managing director.
David Bassity, who was VP for football communications for the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, will join the Big Ten Conference on July 20.
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