 Jeff Burnett |
W2O Group has appointed three senior execs in its Chicago office. Jeff Burnett has joined the company as practice leader, health and wellness; Donna Duncan has been hired as group director, healthcare; and Chuck Hemann has rejoined the firm as managing director, analytics. Burnett comes to W2O from Edelman, where he was an executive VP. At W2O, he will build out the firm’s offering in the health and wellness category. Duncan was previously a senior vp at Edelman, working with health and wellness clients. She will lead W2O Group’s integrated teams in delivering strategy-first campaigns that combine earned and paid media, influencers, partnerships and events. Hemann is returning to W2O from Intel, where he was director of digital analytics. He will lead W2O’s paid media and digital analytics offering. “The addition of Jeff and Donna strengthens our Healthcare Practice and offering, and Chuck’s expertise in digital marketing analytics will make our unparalleled offering in this area even stronger,” said Jim Weiss, founder and CEO of W2O Group.
 Panos Tzivanidis |
Richard Attias & Associates has added Panos Tzivanidis and Maureen Mitchell to its executive team. Tzivanidis, former director of events for the International Olympic Committee, is coming on as CEO and Maureen Mitchell, the former director of scheduling and operations for the office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, will serve as chief of staff.
 Erin Will Morton |
CRD Associates has brought on Erin Will Morton as senior VP. Before coming to CRD, Morton was director of external affairs at the TB Alliance in New York City, where she managed advocacy and donor relations. In addition to handling CRD’s representation of the National Independent Laboratory Association and the American Association of Bioanalysts, Morton will head the firm’s global health practice, which will include working with product development partnerships on domestic and global health policy and advocacy.
Cisco is bringing on Microsoft VP of communications and chief storyteller Steve Clayton as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 5.... IG Global PR, which specializes in the consumer technology, design-build, and AV markets, names Katharine “Kat” Wheeler partner and strategic director... Integer Technologies, a defense technology and software company, hires Paul Frommelt as VP of marketing and communications. 
Netflix has hired Instacart’s Dani Dudeck as chief communications officer, effective Jan. 12. She also handled communications at Zynga and MySpace.
Deborah Sierchio, who was at Coyne PR for over two decades, has moved to Krupp, where she is taking on the role of EVP, managing director.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
