The Grapevine: VP Hires

September 2006 Archive

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September 27, 2006

Company: Communications Group, Chicago

Hired: Joseph Nebolsky de Ochoa, SVP, Hispanic Unit (New Unit)

Company: Dentsu Communication, NY

Promoted: promotes Anya Grottel-Brown to Vice President

Company: Euro RSCG LIFE

Hired: Darlene Mednick as managing Director of ManagedEdge, its managed markets division.

Company: FotoNation, Burlingame, CA

Hired: Eric Zarakov, VP of Marketing.

Company: GCI Group

Promoted: Bill Martin named North American practice leader (Health Care Group)

Company: GCI Group

Promoted: Jill Dosik was promoted to EVP, Director, NY Healthcare

Company: Incuity Software, Mission Viejo, CA

Hired: Don Allen as VP corporate communications

Company: Ketchum, NYC

Hired: Ron Culp as SVP and Managing Director of Midwest operations.

Company: Marina Maher Communications, NYC

Hired: Nikita Davis as VP of talent

Company: The McGinn Group, Arlington, VA

Hired: Paul Krell as Senior VP

Company: McGrath Powers, Santa Clara

Hired: Ursula Herrick, Senior Vice President

Company: McGrath Powers, Santa Clara

Hired: Jeff Lettes, Senior Vice President

Company: McGraw-Hill

Hired: Patricia Walsh as VP-Communications (NYC)

Company: MS&L San Francisco

Promoted: Kelly McKenna, co-practice Director, West Coast global health practice

Company: MS&L San Francisco

Promoted: Jennie Kim, co-practice Director, West Coast global health practice

Company: Mullen PR Detroit

Hired: Keith Ulrich, SVP, Group Account Dir

Company: Mullen PR Detroit

Hired: Gayle Joseph, VP, Account Dir for PR

Company: Mullen PR Detroit

Hired: Susan LaRue, VP, group planning Dir.

Company: NBC Universal Sports and Olympics.

Promoted: Mike McCarley to VP-strategic marketing, promotion and communications

Company: Rubenstein PR

Hired: Mr. J. Travis, VP for a variety of banded consumer product accounts

Company: Starz Entertainment Group, Englewood, CO

Promoted: Chelsye Burrows, VP of programming publicity

Company: Sysco, food services corporation, Houston

Hired: Mark Palmer as president of communications and collaboration

Company: Vox Medica

Hired: Lisete Andre as VP/group account supervisor, healthcare marketing communications group.

Company: Weber Shandwick, NYC

Hired: Bonin Bough as EVP of Interactive and emerging media

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September 26, 2006

Company: Astrazeneca, Wilimington, DE

Hired: Lisa Davis hired by as VP-Corporate communications

Company: Boston Globe/New England Media Group

Promoted: Steven Ainsley named publisher of the Boston Globe and head of the New York Times Company’s New England Media Group

Company: Burson Marsteller’s Direct Impact Group

Re-Hired: Jeff Oldham as SVP of strategic development and client services

Company: Burson Marsteller’s Direct Impact Group

Hired: Judy Ostronic as VP, Business Development

Company: Cramer-Kasselt, Chicago

Hired: Susanna Homan as VP and director of agency communications

Company: Disney Publishing Worldwide, NYC

Hired: April Hattori, VP of communications

Company: Edelman, NYC

Hired: Michael Wiley, SVP in its “me2revolution” practice. (blogging for corporate clients)

Company: Edelman, Seattle

Hired: Dennis Bracy as EVP, public affairs with an expertise on Asia and China

Company: Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis

Hired: Marty Heires, internal communications group

Company: GCI Group, Austin

Promoted: Lee-Anne Bustard, VP in tech practice

Company: GCI Group, Austin

Promoted: Amy Shields, VP in tech practice

Company: GMAC, NYC and DC, financial services company

Hired: Ms. Toni Simonetti as VP, Global Communication

Company: Golin Harris, Dallas

Hired: Glen Orr as VP in the corporate reputation and branding area

Company: Golin Harris, Dallas

Promoted: Laura Slagle to VP in its Web Relations Group

Company: Golin Harris, Dallas

Promoted: Jeff Beringer to VP in its Web Relations Group

Company: Golin Harris, Dallas

Promoted: Dan Guitteau to SVP in its Web Relations Group

Company: Hill and Knowlton, Ottawa, Canada

Promoted: Brian Mersereau to Chairman

Company: Hill and Knowlton, Ottawa, Canada

Promoted: Goldy Hyder to GM of the Ottawa office

Company: Hill and Knowlton, NYC

Hired: AnnaMaria DeSalva as head of its global healthcare practice and serves on WPP Group unit’s WW exec Committee

Company: The Huntsman Corp., the Woodlands, Tx

Promoted: Russ Stolle to VP of global public affairs and communications

Company: The IGB Group, NYC, IR and Financial Communications

Hired: Michael Cimini, VP in its transportation group

Company: New York Times Company’s New England Group

Promoted: Mary Jacobus, promoted to COO

Company: Newsweek

Promoted: Mark Whittaker to VP and editor –in-chief of New Ventures, the digital division of Washington Post Co., Newsweek’s parent

Company: Newsweek

Promoted: Assistant managing editor Daniel Klaidman to Managing Editor

Company: Pierson Grant PR, Fort Lauderdale, Fl

Promoted: Savannah Whaley to Sr. VP focusing on arts, hospitality.

Company: PR Newswire Broadcast division, NYC, MultiVu

Hired: Tom Miale as national account manager for streaming media

Company: Rubenstein Public Relations, NYC

Hired: Sarah Boy as VP for a variety of upscale retail and real estate brands.

Company: The Ryland Group, Calabasas, Ca

Promoted: Drew Mackintosh to VP of Investor Relations

Company: A Step Ahead PR, Chicago

New Agency: formed by Cheryl Proctor-Rogers, PRSA President

Company: Venable (Consulting) DC

Hired: William Nordwind as a partner in its legislative and government affairs unit; formerly he was policy coordinator for the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

Company: Visible Technologies, Seattle

Hired: Mike Spataro as VP of intermediary sales and marketing

Company: Wells Fargo, San Francisco

Hired: David Weiskopf as VP Communications for it consumer credit group

Company: The Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, DC

Hired: Jimmy William as VP of Government Affairs

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September 1, 2006

Company: D S Simon Productions, new Chicago office

Promoted: Jim O’Reilly has been named vice president, Midwest region. He was manager of video production.

Company: Hill & Knowlton, Inc., NYC

Hired: Interactive Entertainment Veteran Ryan J. Barr was hired as a Senior Vice President and Director of IR and financial communications for the New York Office.

Company: Vivendi Games

Hired: Michele Guthrie as Public Relations VP. Guthrie will be accountable for internal and external communications for Vivendi Games as well as PR supporting Vivendi Games, mobile and online divisions.

Company: Paul Werth Associates (no location specified)

Merger: Merged with Teater-Gebhardt’s agency incorporating his public affairs practice, into Werth’s Public Affairs division. Karl Gebhardt becomes senior vice president and will be responsible for overseeing client relationships, strategic direction and implementation for clients in government relations, issues management and community relations.

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