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.

July 3, 2008

Company: Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)

Hired: Elizabeth Pika, VP, Government Affairs

Company: Arieff Communications

Hired: Jason Mitchell, VP, Consumer & Design Program

Company: Bauer Publishing Group

Hired: Letena Lindsay, VP, Corporate Communications

Company: BMW of North America

Hired: Tom Kowaleski, VP, Corporate Communications

Company: Citigroup

Promoted: Lisa Caputo, EVP of Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs

Company: Citigroup

Hired: Kate James, SVP, Global Corporate Communications

Company: Converseon

Hired: Mike Moran, Chief Strategist

Company: Detroit Tigers

Hired: Rob Colangelo, VP, Communications 

Company: Dix & Eaton

Hired: Amy Martin, VP, Marketing Communications

Company: Edelman

Promoted: Russell Dubner, President, NY Office

Company: Edelman

Hired: Nick Archer, EVP & Head of Crisis & Risk Communications

Company: Edelman

Promoted: Jacqueline Price, SVP, Global Marketing

Company: Franco Public Relations Group

Promoted: Michelle Zdrodowski, SVP

Company: Glover Park Group

Hired: Kevin Madden, SVP

Company: Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America

Hired: Richard Jones, SVP and CCO

Company: Harvard Business School

Hired: Brian Kenny, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

Company: Hodge Schindler

Hired: Carol Jouzaitis, Senior Vice President

Company: Horn Group

Hired: Michael Polley, CFO

Company: Impress PR

Hired: Richard Kerns, Director, European Operations

Company: Interpol

Hired: Elaine Dezenski, Managing Director, Global Security Initiative

Company: Investor Relations Company, The

Hired: Diane Hettwer, SVP

Company: Investors Relations Group (IRG)

Hired: John McGonegal, EVP

Company: Kaplow

Hired: Dana Glaser, VP of media strategy

Company: Lehigh University

Hired: Frederick McGrail, VP of Communications

Company: Monument Policy Group

Hired: Rich Thomas, VP of Government Relations

Company: Quintiles Transnational

Hired: David Coman, SVP, Communications & Patient Recruitment

Company: Racepoint Group

Hired: Len Dieterle, EVP

Company: Raytheon Co.

Hired: Catherine Blades, VP, Communications & Public Affairs

Company: Ruder Finn

Promoted: Lisa Duszak , EVP 

Company: Sage Communications

Hired: Sara Leiman, VP, Media Services

Company: Scene Productions (OTSP)

Hired: Madeline Di Nonno, President & CEO

Company: Swarovski North America

Hired: Livia Marott, Director, Communications & PR

Company: US Marshals Service

Hired: Jeff Carter, Chief of Public Affairs

Company: US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Promoted: Bryan Hubbard, Director, Public Affairs Operations

Company: Verizon

Promoted: Carl Erhart, President, SW Region

Company: Weber Shandwick

Hired: John Beale, EVP, Global Technology Practice

Company: Weber Shandwick

Promoted: Ian Bailey, EVP and Marketing Director

Company: Widmeyer Communications

Hired: Barry Reicherter, Sr. VP and Director, Digital Media Practice

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June 13, 2008

Company: APCO Worldwide

Hired: Jonathan Winer, Senior Vice President

Company: Berns Communications

Hired: Jessica Liddell, Senior Vice President

Company: Berns Communications

Hired: Amy Kover, Vice President

Company: Continental Resources

Hired: Brian Engel, Vice President, Public Affairs

Company: Kaplow

Hired: Dana Glaser, Vice President, Media Strategy

Company: McGrath/Power PR

Hired: Mike McGrath, Vice President, Emerging Media

Company: Mercedes-Benz USA

Hired: Adam Paige, Manager, Brand PR

Company: Merritt Group

Promoted: John Conrad, Vice President

Company: Merritt Group

Promoted: Thea Roberti, Vice President

Company: Merritt Group

Promoted: Jayson Schkloven, Vice President

Company: Prompt Communications

Hired: Mike Kane, Vice President, North American operations

Company: Rousso/Fisher Public Relations (RFPR)

Hired: Carl Larsen, Vice President, Publicity

Company: Siegel + Gale

Promoted: David Keefe, Vice President, Business Development

Company: Union Bank of California

Hired: Daniel Weidman, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

Company: Vladimir Jones

Promoted: Meredith Hall Vaughan, President

Company: Vox Medica

Promoted: George Glatcz, President

Company: Widmeyer Communications

Hired: Jim Luetkemeyer, Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs

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June 6, 2008

Company: Citadel Investment Group

Hired: Douglas Holt, SVP of Corporate Communications

Company: Disney - ABC

Promoted: Kevin Brockman, EVP of Global Communication

Company: eBay

Hired: Alan Marks, SVP of Corporate Communications

Company: Fiserv

Hired: Don MacDonald, Chief Marketing Officer

Company: MWW Group

Hired: James Duffy, Senior Vice President

Company: Pfizer

Hired: Charles Triano, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

Company: Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications

Hired: Peter Meade, Managing Director

Company: Richards Partners

Promoted: Stacie Barnett, Partner

Company: Richards Partners

Promoted: George McCane, Partner

Company: Ticketmaster

Hired: Albert Lopez, VP, Strategic Communications

Company: Ticketmaster

Hired: Wendy Webb, Senior Vice President, Corp Comm & IR

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May 23, 2008

Company: Aetna

Hired: Mohit Ghose, Vice President of Public Affairs

Company: Alegent Health

Promoted: Amy Protexter, SVP and Chief Mktg & Communications Officer

Company: Associated Estates Realty Corp.

Hired: Kimberly Kanary, Vice President, Corporate Communications

Company: Beckerman PR

Hired: Suzanne Kimelman, Vice President

Company: CarryOn Communication

Hired: Paul Dyer, Head of New Media Practice and Managing Director of COi

Company: DW Turner

Hired: J. Barry Bitzer, Senior Vice President

Company: Medical Mutual of Ohio

Promoted: Jared Chaney, EVP, Corporate Communications & Advertising

Company: National Association of Professional Insurance Agents

Promoted: Ted Besesparis, SVP, communications

Company: Susan Blond Inc.

Hired: Jaime Cassavechia, Vice President

Company: Vollmer PR

Promoted: Amanda Borichevsky, Vice President

Company: WPP Group

Hired: Torrence Boone, CEO, Project Da Vinci

Company: Ypartnership

Promoted: Noel Perkins, Executive Vice President, Public Relations

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May 16 2008

Company: Abelson Group

Hired: Erin Farrell-Talbot, SVP

Company: Nissan North American

Hired: Alan Buddendeck, VP, Corporate Communications

Company: NIC

Hired: Nancy Sherrer Beaton, Director of Communications and Investor Relations

Company: GolinHarris

Promoted: Lisa Falcetti, EVP

Company: HealthSTAR Public Relations

Hired: Hayley Soffer, Executive Vice President

Company: Hill & Knowlton

Promoted: Rory Mackin, Vice President

Company: Medical Mutual of Ohio

Promoted: Jared Chaney, EVP of Corporate Communications & Advertising

Company: Adfero Group

Hired: Michael W. Schick, Partner

Company: Euro RSCG Life

Hired: Michel Nakache, Chairman and Worldwide Managing Partner

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May 9, 2008

Company: CooperKatz and Company

Hired: Camille Priselac, Manger of Client Services

Company: Consumer Bankers Assn.

Hired: Tracey Mills, Director of Comms. and Media Relations

Company: Credit Suisse

Hired: Norman Mineta, Senior Advisor

Company: Euro RSCG Life

Hired: Michel Nakache, Chairman and Worldwide Managing Partner

Company: Facebook

Hired: Elliot Schrage, VP of Comms and Public Policy

Company: Flaum Partners

Hired: Susan Flinn, President, Three Bridges (healthcare arm)

Company: Hill & Knowlton

Promoted: Joshua Reynold, Global Technology Practice Leader

Company: Independent Sector

Hired: Brenda Siler, VP of Communications and Marketing

Company: KeyCorp

Hired: Karen Haefling, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Company: LaLoie Group

Hired: Catherine Cloft, Vice President

Company: Medthink Communications

Promoted: Angie Miller, SVP, Business Development

Company: Mylan

Hired: Michael Monroe, Senior VP, Global Public Affairs

Company: NYC & Company

Promoted: Christopher Heywood, VP of Travel and Tourism PR

Company: Ruder Finn

Hired: Joe Reblando and Amber McCracken, Vice President

Company: US Army Secretary Pete Geren

Hired: Randy DeCleene, Assistant for Strategic Communications

Company: Weber Shandwick, London

Promoted: Rod Clayton, EVP, Issues and Crisis Management Group

Company: Weber Shandwick, California

Promoted: Chris Perry, GM, Southern California Operations

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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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