The Grapevine

VP & Above Moving Up

JC&A has been noting corporate and agency vacancies. In an effort to track when the openings are filled, here is a new section to the blog.

For a complete list of moves by company, click here.

Archives: 3/06   4/06  5/06  6/06  7/06  8/06  9/06

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Announcements are provided by Judy Cushman except where otherwise noted.

May 2, 2008

Company: American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

Hired: Felicity Feather Clancy, VP of Communications

Company: Beckerman PR

Hired: Don McIver, Chief Operating Officer

Company: Cato Institute

Hired: Khristine Brooks, VP of Communications

Company: Council for Responsible Nutrition

Promoted: Judy Blatman, SVP, Communications

Company: CRT/Tanaka

Promoted: Michael Whitlow, Executive Vice President

Company: JB Cumberland PR

Promoted: Marie Cacciato, Vice President

Company: JFK Communications

Hired: Stephen Bingham, Vice President

Company: Publicis Groupe

Promoted: Anthony Gazagne, Vice President, Managing Director

Company: Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications

Promoted: Deron Johnson, Vice President, PR Director

Company: Roop & Co

Promoted: Brad Kostka, Senior Vice President

Company: RSC Holdings

Hired: Gerard Gould, Vice President, Investor Relations

Company: Virilion

Hired: Rachel Cheatham, Vice President, Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition

Company: Widmeyer Communications

Hired: Stefan Hankin, Vice President and Deputy Director

Company: Ziff Davis Media

Hired: Peter Weedfald, President

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April 25, 2008

Company: Eisai Corp.

Hired: Robert Laverty, VP, US Corporate Communications

Company: Estée Lauder Co.

Hired: Alexandra Trower, Executive Vice President, Global Communications

Company: Fleishman-Hillard

Promoted: Jennifer Goldston, Senior VP/Sr. Partner, General Manager

Company: Gibraltar Associates

Hired: Yier Shi, Vice President

Company: GolinHarris

Hired: Cristal Cole, Vice President

Company: Golin Harris

Promoted: Susan Wolfe, Senior Vice President

Company: Grand Central Marketing

Promoted: Keith Fernbach, Vice President, Public Relations

Company: Hill & Knowlton

Promoted: Jennifer Temple, Senior Vice President, General Manager

Company: Lippe Taylor Brand Communications

Hired: Christine Corso, Senior Vice President, Healthcare

Company: Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L)

Hired: Ian Blair, SVP, Head of Canadian Corporate Practice

Company: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Hired: William Schulz, Vice President, Communications

Company: Ogilvy PR

Promoted: Beth Haiken, Senior Vice President, Corporate Practice

Company: Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Hired: Jim Heininger, Executive Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: Susan Ruland, Senior Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: Greg McCarthy, Senior Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: My Le Ducharme, Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: MP Gray, Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: Kristin Gossel, Vice President

Company: Powell Tate

Promoted: Colin Moffett, Vice President

Company: Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communications

Promoted: Deron Johnson, Vice President, PR Director

Company: Robert Falls & Co

Promoted: Julie Brosien, Vice President

Company: Robert Falls & Co

Promoted: Joe Mosbrook, Vice President

Company: Shiseido Cosmetics

Promoted: Jadzia Tirsch, Senior VP of Advertising and PR

Company: Weber Shandwick

Promoted: Liz Miklya, Vice President

Company: Weber Shandwick

Promoted: Jake Reint, Vice President

Company: Western Union

Hired: Eric Jackson, Senior Vice President

Company: Westbound Communications

Hired: Carrie Gilbreth, Senior Vice President and General Manager

Company: Wheatley & Timmons

Promoted: Kerri Erb, Senior Vice President

Company: Zapwater Communications

Hired: Mayra Camara, Chief Financial Officer

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March 28, 2008

Company: Bender/Helper Impact

Hired: Pam Kulik, VP, Corporate Entertainment and Entertainment Technologies Group Practices

Company: Business Wire

Promoted: Mark Essa, Vice President, Competitive Sales and Analysis

Company: Comcast Corp.

Promoted: Jennifer Khoury, VP, Corporate Communications

Company: Comcast Corp.

Promoted: Joseph Waz Jr., SVP of External Affairs and Public Policy Counsel

Company: Comcast Corp.

Promoted: Kerry Knott, SVP of Government Affairs

Company: Current Lifestyle Marketing

Hired: Darrell Jursa, Vice President

Company: Dell

Hired: Kelly McGinnis, PR head of Da Vinci

Company: Edelman

Hired: Katie Levinson, Senior Vice President

Company: FD

Hired: Thor Valdmanis, Senior Vice President

Company: GCI Group

Hired: Diane Lore, Vice President of Digital Media

Company: GolinHarris

Promoted: Bess Bezirgan, SVP of the Corporate Communications Practice

Company: Insidedge

Hired: Kirstin Hinchcliff, Senior Vice President

Company: Vandiver Group

Hired: Lawrence J. Cox, Vice President

Company: Weber Shandwick

Promoted: Aaron Pearson, Senior Vice President

Company: WeissComm Partners

Promoted: Diane Weiser, President and COO

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