The Grapevine: VP Hires

August 2006 Archive

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August 8, 2006

Company: Boston University

Appointed: Comm professor of PR Dr. Donald Wright, replacing Otto Lerbinger, retired

Company: Chandler Chicco, Paris

Appointed: Jean-Yves Goar to head the new office.

Company: Burson Marsteller, NYC

Hired: Jacqueline Adams as senior counselor reporting to US CEO Patrick Ford

Company: David Grossman & Associates, Chi.

Hired: Daviel Verakis as VP and Senior Thought Leader

Company: Canon USA, Lake Success, NY

Promoted: Bill Reed to head the corporate communications division; previously he was the SVP and GM for Canon USA.

Company: Edelman, DC

Promoted: Michael Deaver to Chairman from Vice Chairman

Company: Edelman, DC

Promoted: Bob Rehg to President

Company: Eric Mower and Associates, Rochester

Promoted: Brad Rye, Director of PR and Public Affairs in that office to partner.

Company: Fleishman-Hillary, St. Louis

Promoted: David Senay as President/CEO as John Grahman relinquishes those titles while remaining Chairman. Senay is the third CEO and a 22-year veteran of the company.

Company: GreenHouse Communications, Chi.

Promoted: Tom Hayden to Chief Strategy Officer

Company: Environis Communications, Wa. DC

Hired: Karen Addis as VP comm’ns

Company: Fifteen Minutes PR, Hollywood

Hired: Zachary Rosenfield as head of the entertainment division.

Company: Financial Dynamics, NYC

Hired: Ellen Barry as MD

Company: Financial Dynamics, NYC

Hired: David Press as SVP

Company: Fleishman Hillard, SFO

Hired: Bob Winslow, senior partner, global head of technology. Steve Astle, partner, leading the tech practice in SFO and Pete Hillan.

Company: GCI Group, London

Hired: Mark Cater as CEO relieving Jonathan Shore of that job and who was handling both CEO positions - Cohn & Wolfe and GCI’s London offices

Company: GCI-Read-Poland, Austin, TX

Hired: Dwayne Cox as SVP in the Corp and Public Affairs division

Company: GreenHouse Communications, Chi.

Hired: Pam Church as President

Company: GreenHouse Communications, Chi.

Hired: Chip Collier as Director Food Marketing Group (was previously SVP Group manager for Ketchum’s food marketing unit in SF)

Company: International Coal Group owner of Sago Mine in West Va.

Hired: Ira Gamm as VP of IR and PR.

Company: Kaplow Communications, NYC

Hired: David Herrick as General Manager, a new position

Company: Lazard, financial management firm, NYC

Hired: Judi Frost Mackey as SVP and global communications director 

Company: Raytheon, Waltham, Mass.

Hired: Mac Jeffery VP of global PR to report to Pam Wickham, Vice Pres. of Corporate Affairs and communications. Pam has 1-year with company and was formerly with GE.

Company: Text 100

Hired: Tom Reno, ex H&K, as regional director (location?)

Company: Vocus, PR (Software Developer in Lanham, MD)

Hired: William Wagner as CMO

Company: Wal-Mart, Arkansas

Hired: former Democratic political consultant  Mr. Leslie Dach to oversee the company's communications and government relations. Most recently Dach was Vice Chairman at Edelman on the Wal-Mart account. Dach will relocate to Arkansas.

Company: The White House

Hired: Kevin Sullivan as Communications Director

Company: Quinn & Co. NYC

New Division: New division Residential Hotels and Resorts and agency president Florence Quinn takes on the additional responsibility as head of the division.

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