Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials - APCO taps Christian Murck's past experience with the organization (he was co-managing director of APCO China
for four years) and promotes him to CEO of APCO Asia. Murck will work on developmental strategies, and with foreign governments and non-profit organizations...Contact:
Micaela Vivero, 202.778.1024, [email protected].
Citigate Sard Verbinnen - The agency performs a senior shuffle as Brad Wilks (ex-Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide) joins as managing director-CEO of the Chicago
office, while Debbie Miller, a 10-year veteran of the New York office, relocates to Chicago to remain a principal; Ron Culp continues as chairman...Contact: Brooke
Morganstein, 212.687.8080, [email protected].
Edelman - The PR firm's Chicago office adds two executive VPs to its ranks: Janet Cabot (ex-Weber Shandwick) gets the nod as executive vice president and general
manager of the Food and Nutrition Unit, while former journalist Cheryl Cook will head the U.S. Media Services practice...Contact: Ann Glynn, 312.240.2650, [email protected].
Financial Dynamics - Karen Mellen (ex-Chicago Tribune) joins the consultancy as an assistant VP in the company's Chicago office. Mellen will focus on media
relations and public affairs...Contact: Harlan Teller, 312.861.4702, [email protected].
Fleishman-Hillard - The firm ramps up its political practice with the addition of former Kansas City, Kan., Mayor Carol Marinovich, who will head its public-affairs
division in the Kansas City office. She will focus on the healthcare, education, energy, entertainment, transportation and real-estate industries...Contact: Jeff Shafer,
816.512.2244, [email protected].
Hill & Knowlton - Chris Gidez (ex-Chevron) joins the consultancy as U.S. director of the Risk Management/Crisis Communications Specialty Group. He will tap
into his extensive communications background to oversee the company's crisis network and to collaborate with H&K's global teams. In another move, H&K hired Timothy Bird
(ex-Burson-Marsteller) as senior vice president, reporting to Sally Ann Barton, director of the firm's New York Health & Pharma Practice...Contact: Lily Loh,
212.885.0430, [email protected].
Manning Selvage & Lee - The Atlanta office makes a few changes: David Langston as senior VP, overseeing the creative, design and workplace-communications practices;
Kyle Farnham and Wendy McGill both get the nod for senior VP; and Stephan Brown is promoted to VP/media relations...Meanwhile, the New York office has promoted Peter J. Pitts to
senior VP/global health affairs, while Sheila McLean (ex-managing director) is tapped as senior VP/director of corporate affairs for the Detroit office...Contact: Allison
Ross, 212.468.3886, [email protected].
MWW Group - David Cooper (ex-Novartis) has been named VP of the firm's corporate-communications practice. Cooper will help with new business-development efforts
for MWW client Sun Microsystems...Contact: Chris Savarese, 201.964.2405, [email protected].
Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick - The agency expands its corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice with two account supervisors from the not-for-profit sector: Maureen
Golga (ex-Wider Opportunities for Women) and Suann Song (ex-YouthAIDS/Population Services International). Their marching orders: Grow the firm's specialization in
creating partnerships and programs to help raise awareness on behalf of state and federal government agencies, nonprofit groups, foundations and corporations...Contact:
Lance Morgan, 202.585.2785.
Seigenthaler Public Relations - The biz is in the blood for Amy Seigenthaler Pierce (ex-Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications) and Katherine Seigenthaler (ex- Chicago Tribune/Washington Post), who are joining sister Beth Seigenthaler Courtney as partners in the Nashville-based firm founded by their father, Thomas P.
Seigenthaler, in 1972...Contact: Elizabeth S. Courtney, 615.327.7999, [email protected].
