Corporate Communications

H+K Strategies names Opinsky DC office leader

February 07, 2012

WASHINGTON: Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Howard Opinsky EVP and GM of the firm's Washington office, effective March 1.
 

DePaul University names Lawson VP of PR, comms

February 03, 2012

CHICAGO: DePaul University has hired Cynthia Lawson as VP of PR and communications, effective April 2.
 

Silver Touch hires KCSA for IR support

February 03, 2012

JERSEY CITY, NJ: Silver Touch, a mobile media-services provider, has appointed KCSA Strategic Communications to implement a national investor relations program.
 

Facebook avoids early IPO-filing pitfalls

February 02, 2012

MENLO PARK, CA: Facebook's initial public offering filing brought the company a slew of media attention, but it also gave the public a closer look at the social media heavyweight.
 

Goodyear NA appoints Curran VP, comms

February 01, 2012

AKRON, OH: Goodyear has appointed Chris Curran VP of PR and communications for its North American tire business, effective February 6.
 

Hellerman Baretz names Milch SVP

February 01, 2012

WASHINGTON: Hellerman Baretz Communications has appointed Jason Milch SVP.
 

LendingTree names Peppercom AOR

February 01, 2012

NEW YORK: LendingTree has hired Peppercom as its AOR with the goal of providing greater support for its consumer and financial communications.
 

Weber boosts Chicago corporate practice

January 31, 2012

CHICAGO: Weber Shandwick has picked Maryanne Giustino O'Dowd to lead its corporate affairs practice in Chicago. It has also named David Polk EVP in the unit.
 

Everett to depart News Corp. next month

January 30, 2012

NEW YORK: Teri Everett, SVP of corporate affairs and communications at News Corp., will leave the media company February 10.
 

NASCAR adds to integrated marcomms team

January 30, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, FL: NASCAR has hired Kurt Culbert as director of stakeholder communications in its integrated marketing communications department.
 

Hamp to leave top PepsiCo comms position

January 26, 2012

PURCHASE, NY: Julie Hamp, SVP of consumer relations and CCO of PepsiCo, has resigned her position. She will leave the food and beverage giant on March 2.
 

Ketchum's crisis work for Penn State ends

January 25, 2012

NEW YORK: Penn State University has confirmed that it is no longer working with Ketchum for crisis communications services.
 

Nissan adds comms director for Mexico, Latin America

January 24, 2012

FRANKLIN, TN: Nissan Americas has appointed Maria Eugenia Santiago director of corporate communications for Nissan Mexicana and Nissan Latin America.
 

Trust in media up, says Edelman Barometer

January 23, 2012

NEW YORK: Informed consumers trust the media more than they did last year, while trust in businesses, government, and non-governmental organizations all dropped slightly from 2011, according to the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer.
 

KPMG appoints Oster comms chief

January 23, 2012

NEW YORK: KPMG has appointed Seth Oster CCO.
 

Entergy adds Young as VP, nuclear comms

January 18, 2012

NEW ORLEANS: Entergy, an electric power production company, has appointed Terry Young to the newly created role of VP of nuclear communications, effective February 6.
 

Di Maria, DeNicola launch The 10 Company

January 17, 2012

NEW YORK: Former Peppercom director Valerie Di Maria and Clare DeNicola, former CEO of technology provider Ivans, launched agency The 10 Company on Tuesday.
 

Costa Crociere blames 'human error' for dramatic accident

January 16, 2012

Pier Luigi Foschi, CEO of Carnival's Costa Crociere line, blamed the captain for a widely publicized accident that killed six people aboard its Costa Concordia boat this weekend.
 

ATK ups Covington to VP, corporate comms

January 13, 2012

ARLINGTON, VA: ATK, an aerospace, defense, and commercial products company, has promoted Amanda Covington to VP of corporate communications.
 

Current TV adds Nelson as SVP, comms

January 13, 2012

NEW YORK: Current TV has hired Laura Nelson, former MD at The Gilbride Group, as SVP of communications.
 

Saville joins Staples as VP, global comms

January 13, 2012

FRAMINGHAM, MA: Staples has hired Kirk Saville, former Hershey VP, as VP of global communications.
 

Content is a connection with the social consumer

Aedhmar Hynes, Text 100 January 13, 2012

Every company is a media company. It's a phrase we've heard time and time again since Tom Foremski penned it.
 

California High-Speed Rail Authority to expand in-house staff, end agency search

January 12, 2012

SACRAMENTO, CA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority's board has voted to nix the search for an outside agency and move forward with a proposed expansion of its internal communications team.
 

ConocoPhillips names IR VPs for spinoffs

January 12, 2012

NEW YORK: ConocoPhillips has appointed two investor relations VPs for the standalone energy companies it plans to spin off in the second quarter.
 

With shareholder activism up, robust IR more valuable in proxy wars, says panel

January 12, 2012

MIAMI: Shareholder activism is increasing the need for financial communications professionals to serve as advisers beyond investment, M&A, and legal issues, said Michael Fox, president of the corporate communications group at ICR.
 

PSEG elects Fitzgerald VP, corporate comms

January 09, 2012

NEWARK, NJ: Public Service Enterprise Group has elected Kathleen Fitzgerald VP of corporate communications.
 

Crown Media promotes Howell to EVP

January 09, 2012

NEW YORK: Crown Media Family Networks has promoted Annie Howell to EVP of corporate communications and media relations.
 

Makovsky hires ex-Burson chair Goldberg as EVP

January 06, 2012

NEW YORK: Makovsky & Company has hired former Burson-Marsteller chair Andrew Goldberg as EVP and leader of a new corporate practice unit.
 

How PR pros can make Wikipedia better

Tom Biro, Allison & Partners January 06, 2012

Earlier this week, Phil Gomes of Edelman took to his blog with an "open letter" to Jimmy Wales regarding how communicators and those involved with the development and editing of Wikipedia need to get along.
 

MWW adds Marks to corporate practice

January 05, 2012

NEW YORK: MWW Group has appointed Rosanne Marks, an agency alum, as SVP of corporate communications in New York where she will lead account teams and provide counsel to executives.
 
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