|
|
Steve DuncanTravel and economic development PR powerhouse Development Counsellors International has promoted Steve Duncan to the role of vice president in the agency’s Denver office.
Duncan joined DCI in 2004 as an intern in the agency’s economic development marketing team in New York before ultimately taking the position of account executive. In the course of his nearly 13 years with the agency, he became an account supervisor in 2008, was named account director in 2012, and ultimately, won the title of managing director in 2014.
Duncan now leads a team of professionals servicing lead generation needs for clients and facilitates new business initiatives. He also spearheads international marketing projects and works closely with DCI’s digital team to better identify ways to advance the agency’s lead generation offerings.
New York-based DCI, which maintains additional offices in Los Angeles and Toronto, is one of the top-ranked firms for travel and tourism PR with more than $10 million in net fees in 2016.
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.
DGA Group has lined up the former US ambassadors to Qatar and Saudi Arabia as senior advisors to help clients navigate that politically complex region.
Narrative Strategies names Adam Silverstein as managing director in New York. Silverstein was most recently head of media relations & thought leadership at Scient Public Relations... Mission North brings on Alex Hunter as EVP of health and innovation... Baird & Warner, a family-owned independent real estate services company that serves the Chicago area, appoints Jeanette Cutler as CMO.
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.
