By Denise Grayes, Business Wire, Nashville
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Boston
Natixis Global Asset Management has hired Ted Meyer as senior vice president of global public relations and communications. Article
Hollywood Public Relations has added new clients including: NorthPage, a leading digital marketing intelligence company; BoardProspects.com, a board recruitment network; and HBX, a digital learning initiative from Harvard Business School. Article
RF|Binder announced it has appointed Scott Beaudoin as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Managing Director of Corporate & Brand Purpose. Article
Charlotte
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated has named Kimberly Kuo as senior vice president of public affairs, communications and communities. Article
Communications professionals in the West Virginia Tri-State area now have a professional organization of their own to call home. The Public Relations Society of America-River Cities Chapter was formed in December 2015. Article
Chicago
C Henson Consulting has named agency veteran Kris Garvey as Senior Strategist and Director of Operations. Article
United has hired James Olson to lead communications. Article
Fresh Thyme Farmers Markets has named Zapwater Communications as its Public Relations Agency of Record. Article
Frequency540 (FQ540) has hired Larry Byrne to lead the digital agency’s production practice. Article
Northern Illinois University announced the appointment of Lisa Miner to the position of Director of Institutional Communications. Article
Cleveland
An Indiana-based marketing group has announced the launch of a totally new concept in restaurant marketing. Known as The Restaurant Marketing Department (TRMD), restaurant owners will now be able to have a professional marketing department for as long or as little as they need one, without the costs associated with hiring a full-time staff. Article
Dallas
The Greater Fort Worth Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (GFWPRSA) has named its officers and board of directors for 2016. Article
DC
JPA Health Communications is positioned to continue strong growth with the addition of Michael O’Brien as executive vice president and head of its Washington, D.C. office. Article
Susan Davis International has named Daniel Gregory as vice president. Article
Joe Lockhart has joined the National Football League as executive vice president of communications. Article
Linda Roth Associates, Inc. announced this month the expansion of its client portfolio with new, notable clients in the agency’s hospitality, special events, and real estate practices. Article
Philippe P. Bartholin has joined Global Communicators as senior account executive. Article
Los Angeles
ANTHEMIC announced that Haufe has tapped its PR division as their agency of record. Article
Castillo & Ruig Communications has been appointed to lead the strategic public relations campaign for Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts in the Unites States and Canada. Article
Ek & Sunkin has added a new partner, Matt Klink, owner of public affairs and political consulting firm Klink Campaigns. The new firm, Ek Sunkin & Klink, will offer clients a full suite of public affairs, public relations and government advocacy services. Article
PMK*BNC execs Joseph Assad and Lewis Kay have started a new firm – Kovert Creative – in partnership with WME-IMG, that offers marketing, branding and digital, and publicity services. Article
Mirrored Media announced the addition of Syfy to its roster across multiple marketing services. Article
Miami
Cohn & Wolfe has acquired a majority stake in Grupo Máquina, one of Brazil’s largest independent PR firms. Article
Hemsworth Communications announced it has been selected to handle trade and development public relations for Best Western Hotels & Resorts. Article
Nashville
FleishmanHillard has promoted J.J. Carter to the role of global chief operating officer and Americas president. Article
Newport Beach
Driven Public Relations has formed a strategic partnership with StockPKG. Article
Powerhouse Public Relations has opened its doors in Santa Ana. Formerly operating as Morgan Marketing & Public Relations, the agency’s clients, along with its 25 years of resources transitioned to Powerhouse Public Relations. The change took effect on January 1, 2016. Article
New York
Intermarket Communications has added Michael Kingsley as a senior account supervisor. In addition, Eleis Brennan has taken on the role of senior account executive and Benjamin Sheng joins as an assistant account executive. Article
M Booth has added two food clients to its roster: Vega, recently acquired by WhiteWave Foods and a leader in plant-based natural health and performance products; and House Foods America, one of the largest makers of tofu in the US. Article
Nancy J Friedman Public Relations has been named the agency of record for Proper Hotels in Los Angeles, California and The Plymouth Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. Article
Magrino announced a new client, Barton & Gray Mariners Club. Article
Stephanie Gotch PR has been selected to represent Overthrow NYC. Article
Heyman Associates has promoted Jessamyn Katz and TR Straub, both to the position of senior vice president. Article
Publicis Worldwide New York has promoted Carla Serrano to CEO, effective immediately. Article
Active International announced it has named Lou LaTorre to lead a new global agency advocacy group. Article
Doug Satzman joined Le Pain Quotidien as US CEO. Article
Alice Rutkowski joined SAGIN LLC as EVP Communications. Article
Philadelphia
M studio announced it has been awarded the 12-month integrated marketing contract for Troy Container Line for the fifth year in a row. Article
Slice Communications announced that it has promoted Victoria Lee and hired Scott Kessler and Nick Ricci as its newest members of the team. Article
Phoenix
Caesars Entertainment Corporation has appointed Richard Broome as executive vice president of public affairs and communications. Article
Scientific Games Corporation has named Susan Cartwright vice president of corporate communications. Article
Sacramento
Sierra-at-Tahoe announced Steven Hemphill as the new Director of Marketing and Sales as of January, 2016. Article
San Francisco
Edelman‘s US Western region COO Kristine Boyden has been named president of the region. Article
Fineman PR has promoted Travis Taylor to executive vice president. Article
Seattle
Rocket Fuel announced the appointment of Eric Duerr as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Article
Frankfurt
Travel Lifestyle Network has added three new members: Girafe Communications in Quebec, which will represent the network in Canada’s French-speaking markets; B4TComm, which has offices in both Brazil and Chile; and Travel Studio in Mexico. Article
Hong Kong
Golin has been appointed by Nespresso Singapore on a retainer basis for a period of one year. Article
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Camilla Chiam as vice president of PR and communications for Asia Pacific. Article
London
Ketchum has signed an exclusive affiliation agreement with RED Communications, a leading communications agency in Azerbaijan. Article
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Threepipe to help drive social reach and engagement around key consumer facing campaigns. Article
Burger & Lobster has brought in Manifest London to help educate customers about the provenance of its products and establish the brand internationally. Article
Olio has appointed Marlin PR to help drive brand awareness as the company looks to grow its user base. Article
Liberty Communications announced that is has been selected by CloserStill Media to launch Smart IoT London, the world’s largest IoT event, taking place on April 12-13, 2016. Article
Narrative Integrated Communications has won more than £250,000 of work across its core service areas, which include PR, creative work, advertising, digital media and marketing strategy. Redcar & Cleveland College has called upon Narrative to create and implement a social media campaign; recruitment firm TechConsult and business skills specialist KF Training have been added to the PR client portfolio; and a media buying campaign for Reds Hair and Beauty Salon is now underway. Article
Weber Shandwick has been appointed by British Gas as its new retained agency for consumer and B2B PR, following a keenly-contested pitch. Article
AkzoNobel is restructuring its global communications approach, as part of a broader transformation that is underway at the €15bn Dutch MNC, which owns Dulux along with numerous other paint, performance coating and chemical brands. Article
Teneo has been appointed to advise Australian retail giant Wesfarmers on its proposed £340m acquisition of UK DIY chain Homebase. Article
Paris
TRACCS has appointed Stephen Marney as vice president of strategy and development. Article
EUROPEN appointed Gwendoline Riou as its EU public affairs and communications manager. Article
AMEC will provide an advisory service for the research and measurement categories of the PR Lions awards, part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Article
Wix.com has revealed more details about the creative direction of its second Super Bowl spot that will air during CBS’ broadcast on February 7th. Article
Sydney
WPP-owned Professional Public Relations Worldwide has launched in India, with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. The PPR team will be led by Vandana Sandhir, country lead; Bhuvnesh Chawla, business lead; and Mona Puri, managing partner – North. Article
MSL has appointed Srinivas Krishnan as senior advisor to its auto practice. Article
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