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Chicago
Turner Public Relations has opened an office in Chicago, located in the city’s River North neighborhood. Melanie Dennig, director at the firm, is leading the location. It also hired Jeff Maldonado as VP of digital communications. Article
Cleveland
WordWrite Communications has been named agency of record for MPW Industrial Services. Article
Calgon Carbon has hired Daniel Crookshank as director of investor relations, effective on May 11. Article
Dallas
MWW has been hired as public relations agency of record by RAVE Restaurant Group, parent company of Pie Five Pizza Co. and Pizza Inn. Article
DC
The Software Alliance has appointed Jen Beltz as VP of global communications. Article
The Optical Society has brought on Tracy Schario as chief external relations officer. Article
Warschawski announced that it has been hired by Biologics Consulting Group to create a new brand strategy to help position the company for future growth, and redesign the company’s corporate identity. Article
Los Angeles
Azione announced that Ashley Dillahunty longtime entertainment journalist and former West Coast Bauer Chief of Bauer Media Group, has joined its team as the Vice President of Entertainment Marketing in Los Angeles. Article
FiComm Partners announced the addition of two senior professionals, Dana Mahoney and Christopher Latham, to its team. Article
Miami
Burson-Marsteller has hired Jorge Ortega as executive vice president and managing director of the agency’s Miami office. Article
Fetching Communications has added new clients including Bark Busters Home Dog Training, the Charleston Veterinary Referral Center, Reach-in Technologies and its iPet Companion product. Article
Minneapolis
Gage announced it has hired Russ Nolan as the director of business development, as well as Michelle Hoffman as senior public relations specialist. Article
New York
Turner Public Relations recently announced the opening of an office in Chicago, IL, as well as the addition of a wealth of new talent to its ranks. Article
The Halo Group has hired Mandy Cudahy as senior social media strategist. Article
Tartaglia Communications has been hired by the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (BITSS) to design and execute a communications program around new prizes geared toward encouraging open social science research. Article
Robert Dowling is exiting FleishmanHillard, almost three years after joining the firm to oversee its New York office and Eastern region operations. Article
Porter Novelli has become the latest PR firm to unveil a cybersecurity offering, teaming up with tech company Rook Security to launch PNProtect. Article
Mark Malinowski has been named senior vice president and director of partner innovation for M Booth. Article
Interpublic Group is merging Mullen and Lowe and Partners to form Mullen Lowe Group. Alex Leikikh, previously CEO of Mullen, was named chief executive of the combined firm, while Lowe and Company CEO Michael Wall will leave the company after a brief transition period, the holding company said in a statement. Jose Miguel Sokoloff will continue as chairman of the Global Creative Council. Article
WEILL has been appointed public relations counsel to the newly created Ted Turner Expeditions. Article
HL Group has named Robert Harwood-Matthews as its first CEO. Article
The PR Council has begun a partnership with the Emma L. Bowen Foundation with the goal of placing college students of color at leading US PR firms. Article
McGraw-Hill Education announced that Catherine J. Mathis has joined the company as chief communications officer. Article
World Moto has brought on KCSA Strategic Communications to oversee its investor relations program. Article
Fortress Strategic Communications launched on Wednesday. Evan Bloom is serving as CEO. Article
Disney and ESPN Media Networks announced the promotion of James Rollins to Vice President of Digital Video Distribution. Article
Women’s Marketing announced the acquisition of Flying Point Digital. Article
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment has been retained by Harlem RBI for a second straight year to manage public relations, events and talent relations for its annual celebrity golf charity event, which will be held on October 5th, at the Liberty National Golf Club. Article
Brandstyle Communications announced representation of Quad Jobs and Magnises. Article
Sacramento
Ogilvy Public Relations has hired Vicky Waters as vice president and leader of the firm’s West Coast Latino offering, based in the firm’s Sacramento public affairs group. Article
San Francisco
Racepoint Global has added three new clients in its San Francisco office: Altera Corp, which manufactures programmable semiconductors; Healing for People, an energy medicine clinic; and Rambus. Article
Oracle has tapped a Burson Marsteller-led team to handle global PR for its products and services division as the company looks to potentially consolidate PR under WPP worldwide. Article
New York & Frankfurt
Boutique PR firm collaborative PR Boutiques International has added two members: Vienna, Austria-based Results & Relations and Andrew Joseph PR, headquartered in New York City. Article
Hong Kong
We Are Social has opened a new office in Shanghai. The agency has appointed Pete Lin, formerly general manager and chief marketing strategist at Gravity Group Asia, to lead its Shanghai operations as managing director, while ad agency veteran Ying Chang will lead its creative offering. Article
Edelman’s specialist research arm Edelman Berland has hired Catriona Muspratt-Williams as head of Singapore and Andrew Chapman as head of Australia. Article
Ruder Finn Asia has hired Irene Yong to head the healthcare practice for Southeast Asia, based in Singapore. Article
Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong has officially launched its newest campaign, “Anyhour Happy Hour”, for Kronenbourg 1664. Article
Frankfurt
Credit Suisse Group has named Christoph Meier as global head of media relations. Article
London
Novantas has appointed Cicero Group to support its launch in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Article
Honcho PR has been appointed by Touchjet to introduce a range of ‘touch technology’ consumer devices – all with proprietary software – onto the UK market. Article
Mixmag has appointed W as a strategic partner to build the profile of its online media network. Article
Consumer products company Fiskars Group has appointed Maija Taimi as head of corporate communications and corporate responsibility. Article
Engineering services and product information company Semcon has named Per Nilsson as corporate communications and marketing director. Article
PMK.BNC announced the expansion of its London office with long-time agency executive, Kevin Gessay, being appointed Managing Director. Article
Paris
Grayling has hired Nicola Gregson as the new MD of its Dubai office. Article
Eva Snijders has been named general manager for Ogilvy Public Relations Madrid and Núria Padrósinto has been named general manager in Barcelona. Article
Diane Watson has joined Cosmetics Europe as public affairs and government relations director. Article
Sydney
Corporate and financial communication firms Citadel and Magnus have signed a merger agreement. Article
Goldman Sachs has called in Weber Shandwick as its PR agency of record in India after a competitive review. Article
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