PResence Loses, and Finds, a Prez

By Craig McGuire

PResence President Laura Schoen has accepted BSMG’s top global healthcare post, but not before handpicking former Ogilvy / NY Managing Director Nancy Rueth to take her place. BSMG’s pursuit of Schoen, who spent six years as president of Euro RSCG-owned PResence … (Click Here to Read More)

Ingersoll-Rand Creates, Fills Executive Communications Post

By Craig McGuire

Industrial giant Ingersoll-Rand has created a VP of IR and communications post and tapped a well-respected number-cruncher to fill it. The company hired Allied Signal veteran Matthew Farrell earlier this month to fill the new position … (Click Here to Read More)

Gavin Anderson in Top Brass Shuffle

By Craig McGuire

Gavin Anderson took a big step towards streamlining its upper hierarchy last week, promoting Richard Constant to CEO. The move highlighted a senior management shuffle that saw founder Gavin Anderson relinquish the CEO reins and … (Click Here to Read More)

CDB Unveils New Financial PR Arm

By Craig McGuire

Creamer Dickson Basford (CDB) has added financial and investor relations to its slate of offerings and tapped former Shandwick corporate and financial relations SVP Mark Danes to lead it. The practice will offer shareholder-relations services and executive media training, as well as … (Click Here to Read More)

Imperato to Helm C&W’s Healthcare Business Line

By Craig McGuire

Cohn & Wolfe has rewarded one if its best-regarded staffers, healthcare ace Donna Imperato, by bumping her up to the newly created post of president of its North American healthcare business. In the new role, Imperato will be responsible for … (Click Here to Read More)

PSB Energizes NY Office With Greece

By Craig McGuire

Hoping to energize its 37-year-old Big Apple outpost, Padilla Speer Beardsley has lured Michael Greece away from G.S. Schwartz & Co. to serve as VP and managing director of the firm’s NYC office … (Click Here to Read More)

PG&E Fills VP Post Gains on Wall Street

By Craig McGuire

PG&E has promoted Gabriel Togneri to fill its newly created VP of IR post. Togneri, a 20-year PG&E veteran, was formerly assistant treasurer and interim IR manager. PG&E is one of the country’s strongest energy brands and … (Click Here to Read More)

Agency Vet Opens His Own NY Shop

By Craig McGuire

Thirty-year industry veteran George Rosenburg has struck out on his own, opening his own shop after stints at Burson-Marsteller, Cohn & Wolfe and KCSA Worldwide. Based in NY, the Rosenburg Group will … (Click Here to Read More)

Northwestern Scours Industry to Fill Vacant Director Slot at Medill School

By Craig McGuire

Northwestern University, whose communications programs are considered among the best in the nation, has quietly started searching for a new director for its Medill School of Journalism’s department of integrated marketing communications … (Click Here to Read More)

Holt Leaves Post at AC Nielsen for the Top PR Position at Whirlpool

By Craig McGuire

Home appliance giant Whirlpool has lured industry veteran Barry Holt away from AC Nielsen to run its PR. Holt, who joins the company as Vice President of Global Communications will report directly to chairman and CEO David Whitwam … (Click Here to Read More)

Former C&W Exec Lured Back to Agency Life

By Craig McGuire

John Frew, who departed Cohn & Wolfe eight months ago during an overhaul of the firm’s executive hierarchy has resurfaced at The MWW Group. Frew, formerly C&W’s New York vice president, has just finalized a new contract at MWW and … (Click Here to Read More)

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