The Grapevine: VP Hires

April 2006 Archive

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April 24, 2006

Company: French/West/Vaughan (Raleigh, NC)

Who: Promoted Sean Graham from Vice President to Senior Vice President and dead of FWV’s health care and technology practice

Company: French/West/Vaughan (Raleigh, NC)

Who: Promoted Barrie Hancock and Christina Worthington from group account director to vice president. 

Company: The SheaHedges Group (McLean, VA)

Who: Promoted Reggie M. Kouba and Lisa Throckmorton from vice president to senior vice president.

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April 18, 2006

Company: Brunswick Group

Who: Hired Bill Lash former assistant Secretary of Commerce under Bush, as Senior Advisor. Lash will work on public policy issues management related to global M&A based in NYC and DC.

Company: Carmen Group Communications, DC

Who: Hired Ken Ericson as VP, and Jen Chung as VP and Creative Director

Company: Dan Klores Communications, NYC

Who: Hired Rachel Carr as an SVP in the corporate group

Company: Bookspan, Garden City, NY, a Bertelsmann, Time Warner partnership

Who: Appointed Sue Geramian to the newly created post of SVP, Corporate Communications

Company: Euro RSCG Magnet

Who: Hired Lisa Sepulveda as CEO reporting to John Margaritis, Executive Director of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR who will become Chairman of the Americas

Company: Financial Dynamics

Who: Hires Kal Goldberg as Sr. VP, Special Situations Practice (unconfirmed-believe in DC)

Company: APCO Worldwide

Who: Hired Kirk Stewart recently retired from NIKE as Executive VP and head of Corporate Communications practice. No location specified. Kirk is currently in Portland.

Company: Qorvis Communications

Who: Hired Stan Collender (no title) as senior counsel in financial, public affairs and media training.

Company: Hill & Knowlton, NYC

Who: Hired Senior VP, Michael Sherman for its Corporate Practice for Public Affairs, financial and professional service accounts

Company: H&K, NYC

Who: Hired Katherine Saunders as VP in its Corporate Practice

Company: Krupp Communications, NYC

Who: Hired Jim Eber as Sr. VP

Company: Linhart McClainFinlon PR, Denver

Who: Hired Paul Raab as Sr. VP

Company: Rhea &Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill

Who: Hired Scott McClure at VP level

Company: PondelWilkinson, Los Angeles

Who: Hired Laura Berman as Senior VP

Company: PondelWilkinson, Los Angeles

Who: Promoted Robert Jaffe to Senior VP

Company: Chase Card Services

Who: Promoted Paul Hartwick to SVP and Director of Business Affairs (replacing Kelly Presta who left less than 9-months in the job).

Company: The Financial Relations Board

Who: Promoted Leslie Loyet to VP

NEW FIRM: Ray Thomas, senior agency executive opens ARAY Business Communications in Boston

NEW FIRM: John Tsantes launches new company in SJO, Tsantes Consulting Group. Tsantes had originally sold his company, Tsantes & Associates to Omnicom in 01

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April 10, 2006

Company: RightMinds, Richmond VA

Who: Hired James Harenchar as EVP

Company: Zcomm, Bethesda, MD

Who: Hired Allison Langfelder as VP media solutions

Company: GMMB, DC

Who: Promoted John Chambers to SVP

Company: Marsh & McLennan

Who: Hired James Speros as Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer

Company: Edelman, NY

Who: Hired Gary Grates as President and Global Managing Director of new division, “Edelman Change.”

Company: Ferrell Communications, a division of Ferrell Law, NYC

Who: Hired Sydney Steinhardt as VP for marketing and media relations

Company: Weber, Merritt, Washington DC

Who: Hired David Whitmore as COO and CFO

Company: Investor Relations Co., Des Plainges

Who: Hired Ted Gage as Sr. VP

Company: Rockwood Holdings, Princeton, NJ.

Who: Hired Timothy McKenna as VP of investor Relations and Communications

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April 7, 2006

Company: Kiner Communications

Title: Promoted Christine Hunter, formerly vice president, client services to the position of president

Company: ICF Consulting

Title: Promoted Tony Silva to senior vice president

Company: Brand Resources Group, Inc., Atlanta

Title: Named Bob Mullen vice president and managing director of Atlanta office

Company: The Bravo Group, West Coast division

Title: Hired Julio Arrieta as SVP/managing partner from Neoris

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April 3, 2006

AGA, the American Gas Association, announces the hire of Greg Pruett as vice president of communications and marketing. Greg spent 20 years with PG&E and completed a 14-month assignment in Baghdad for Bechtel.

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