Berger Becomes BoardroomPR Account Director

SKDK brings on CR Wooters, who was most recently senior director and head of federal affairs at Uber, as a principal in the agency’s public affairs practice.

ICR adds Donna F. Anderson to its governance & shareholder advisory practice as senior advisor. She comes to ICR from T. Rowe Price... Troutman Strategies, a government affairs firm that is a subsidiary of legal firm Troutman Pepper Locke, promotes Neftali Partida and Tom Tilton to principal... Hancock Whitney, a Gulfport, MS-based financial services company, brings on Mary Elizabeth Stringer as director of government affairs, a newly created role.

Ballard Strategy Group names former Burson managing director Mike Waterman as MD. Waterman comes to Ballard from ROKK Solutions... The Herald Group brings on Trace Scruggs and Evan Lukaske as VPs... Travelier, which operates platforms for booking intercity transportation services via buses, trains and ferries in 124 countries, appoints Mario Gavira as CMO. 

Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications brings on Jessica Gail, who served as director of communications for Rep. Eric Swalwell, as senior media lead... Prime Therapeutics appoints Katie Payne as chief external affairs officer, a newly created role. She was previously a senior director at APCO... Thunderly promotes Jason Weaver to director of paid media. 

Ruder Finn hires Brent Mullins as SVP, talent and partnerships. Mullins joins the agency from 160over90, where he was VP, entertainment marketing... Allison Worldwide names Katie Huang Shin global president, technology, effective Nov. 14... Vasion, which provides serverless printing and AI-enabled automation, appoints Cindy White as CMO.