 Drew Fagan and Bob Richardson |
NATIONAL Public Relations appointed Drew Fagan and Bob Richardson as senior counsels to the firm. Fagan spent 12 years in executive roles with the governments of Ontario and Canada, and before that he worked at The Globe and Mail, in positions including parliamentary bureau chief, editorial page editor and foreign editor. Richardson, in addition to serving in the Ontario government as Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Opposition, and Chief of Staff to the Minister of Colleges and Universities, has been an executive VP at Edelman. "Both Drew and Bob are a natural fit for this firm, our clients and their needs. We will all benefit from their unique perspective and leadership experiences," says Rick Murray, managing partner of NATIONAL's Toronto office and the Firm's chief digital strategist.
 Emily Hamill |
 Sara Ahuja |
Gatesman brought on Emily Hamill as senior VP, director of connections strategy and Sara Ahuja as VP, group account director. Hamill joins Gatesman from Ketchum Atlanta, where she was director of digital strategy. In her new role, she will work with clients to develop marketing communications programs via connected experiences for brands based on consumer behavior and context. Ahuja comes to Gatesman from Fusion92, where she was as account director. She will lead the agency’s Higher Ed division as well as help lead and provide oversight on Gatesman’s work with Northwell Health and the University of Pittsburgh Media Center.
 Julie Hershey Carr |
 Randi Reid |
Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid (KDCR Partners) named Julie Hershey Carr and Randi Reid partners. Before coming to KDCR, Carr served as legislative director for U.S. Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), a member of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and a leader among the House conservatives. Reid previously was legislative director for U.S. Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, from 2005-2013. She also served a stint in the House, with her home state Representative, current Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX), and in state government, working for then Texas Governor George W. Bush.
 Erin Dunlay |
Randle Communications promoted Erin Dunlay to the firm’s senior leadership team as a director. Dunlay joined the Sacramento-based firm in 2015 and has supported local, statewide and national public relations accounts, as well as managing local ballot initiative campaigns with the firm. She will play a leadership role working with Randle clients and staff to develop and execute communications strategies for statewide and local public affairs and public relations initiatives.
maslansky + partners, a specialist consultancy within Omnicom Public Relations, names founding partner Keith Yazmir president of the firm... The National Football League Players Association names Matt Taylor chief communications officer, effective Sept. 8... Repay Holdings Corporation, a provider of bill payment solutions, appoints Charles Nabhan as head of investor relations.
Bospar hires veteran technology, cybersecurity and healthcare sector journalist and content creator Doug Olenick as tech and healthcare content director... The Huntington National Bank appoints Ameesh Vakharia as EVP and chief marketing and digital products officer, a newly created role... SDA International, a Honolulu-based strategic communications firm, promotes Cassie Kim to SVP. 
Burson Brussels chief client officer Ruud Wassen has moved to Consello to open its outpost in the headquarters city of NATO and the European Union.
Reputation Advisors International adds Newick Consulting founder Peter Thomas as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi, Thomas has more than 35 years of experience advising major global clients on reputation issues... TruePoint appoints April Steinbach, who has held senior creative posts at BBDO and McCann Worldgroup, as creative director....Athene, a subsidiary of Apollo Global Management that focuses on retirement solutions, names Brett Gibson EVP and head of investor relations. Gibson comes to Athene from JP Morgan Securities.
Stellantis names Stephanie Hartgrove chief communications officer. Hartgrove joins Stellantis from Johnson & Johnson, where she was global vice president of MedTech communications and public affairs... FINN Partners appoints Kim Sizemore as head of integrated media. Sizemore joins FINN from Wieden+Kennedy... Lucid Group, which makes software-defined vehicles and technologies, names Angela Zepeda as Vice President, Global Marketing. Zepeda was most recently global head of marketing at Elon Musk's xAI. 
