The Grapevine: VP Hires

May 2006 Archive

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May 22, 2006

[JUDY]

It is astounding how serious the lack of talented agency professionals with healthcare and technology experience is. If there are this many openings how is the agency able to deliver quality work or take on new assignments? If I were looking for an agency and knew H&K had this serious a lack of talent, I doubt I would want to consider them for a new assignment.

Company: Hill & Knowlton, multiple locations

Title: Looking to hire about 20 people for its Healthcare and Technology Practices. The positions are primarily located in New York, DC, Chicago (senior technology) and San Francisco offices (only technology people). However, all of the other US offices are interested in seeing candidates. The jobs are at various levels beginning with Account Supervisor through SVP.

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May 19, 2006

Company: MWW Group, DC

Title: Hired Neil Dillon as Sr. VP

Company: Wheatley & Timmons, Chicago

Title: Hired Alyssa Burns as VP

Company: World Wrestling Entertainment, Connecticut

Title: Hired Shawn Blake, VP Publicity

Company: Edelman, SFO

Hired: Hired Catherine Ogilvy as head of SFO office, as EVP

Company: Dukas Public Relations, NYC

Title: Hired Todd Barrish as SVP and head of the technology practice

Company: Cotton & Co., Florida

Title: Hired VP, Liam Sullivan

Company: Satyam Computer Services, Hyderabad, India

Title: Hired Bob Bagninski as SVP Global Marketing and Communications

Company: Euro RSCG Life PR, Havas Unit

Title: Hired David Catlett as President

Company: 5WPR, NYC hired

Title: Hired Justin Loeber as SVP/Media Relations

Company: Slack Barshinger, Chicago

Title: Hired Michelle Damico, VP of PR

Company: Fleishman-Hillard, Los Angeles      

Title: Hired John Spelich as SVP in litigation and investor relations practices

Company: Amerigroup Corp

Title: Promoted Kent Jenkins, Jr. to Senior VP, Communications

Company: GroundFloor Media, Denver

Title: Promoted Ramona Tooley to VP

Company: Eric Mower and Associates, Syracuse

Title: Promoted John O’Hara to Partner

Company: McDonalds

Title: Promoted Michon Ellis to Dir. Global Corporate Communications

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May 11, 2006

Company: Computer Associates, Islandia, NY

Title: Hired Bill Hughes as SVP, head of corporate communications

Company: Fox Television Station

Title: Hired Erica Keane as VP of media relations

Company: Manning, Selvage & Lee, Los Angeles office

Title: Hired Vickie Fite, Managing Director

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May 8, 2006

Company: Burger King, Miami, FL

Who: Hired Amy Wagner as SVP of Investor Relations (They are about to launch an IPO.)

Company: Weber Shandwick, NYC,

Who: Hired Leslie Gaines-Ross, as Chief Reputation Strategist (joining the global senior management team reporting to Pres. Andy Polansky)

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May 1, 2006

MERGER: Hinckley & Co./ Rogers & Cowan, Los Angeles.  Elizabeth Hinckley, owner and president of her firm, has merged with Rogers & Cowan.

Company: Weber Shandwick, NYC

Who: Hired William Kenny as SVP and Management Supervisor in the corporate practice on the MasterCard account

Company: Hyperion Solutions, Santa Clara, CA

Who: Hired Alan Bernheimer as Corp. Communications VP

Company: Qorvis, Washington, D.C.

Who: Hired Rory Davenport as a managing director

Company: MWW Group, LA

Who: Hired John Musella as VP

Company: Boeing, Washington D.C.

Who: Promoted Tod Hullin to senior VP

Company: Boeing, Chicago

Who: Promoted Tom Downey to SR VP-public policy and communications

Company: Porter Novelli, D.C.

Who: Hired Rachel Ruff as VP for broadcast media projects

Company: Thomson Corp., Stanford, CT

Who: Hired Gustav Carlson as VP Communications

Company: Financial Dynamics

Who: Promoted Patrick Keough as SVP and head of new business services division

Company: Michael A. Burns & Associates, Dallas, TX

Who: Promoted Jennifer Green to SVP and Account Supervisor

Company: Peppercom, NY

Who: Promoted Ted Birkhahn to Managing Director

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