CCG Investor Relations -- Crocker Coulson was recently promoted to President of the Los Angeles-based investor relations/strategic communications firm; William Coffin
will continue to serve as Chairman-CEO. Coulson, who joined CCG in 1999 as an Account Associate, was previously a partner and COO at the company...Contact: Saskia
Sidenfaden, 818.789.0100, [email protected].
Edelman - Tim Scerba (Ex-Hill & Knowlton) rejoins the firm in the newly created position of President-CEO, Mexico. Before jumping to Hill & Knowlton in
2002, Scerba was Managing Director of Edelman's Latin America regional office in Miami, where he played a key role in growing that office.
Edelman entered the Mexican market 10 years ago and since then has been consistently ranked as one of the country's top-three communications agencies. In addition,
StrategyOne, Edelman's full-service research firm, has named Barbara Coons (ex-Hill & Knowlton) to lead the firm's Media Analysis and Competitive Intelligence
group...Contact: Derek Creevey, 212.819.4834, [email protected].
Edward Howard & Co. - Marilyn Tomasi (ex-Franklin County News Bureau) recently joined the firm as senior VP and manager of the agency's Columbus operation.
Tomasi, who ran her own PR agency for a decade, has nearly 20 years experience specializing in brand development, integrated marketing strategies, national media relations, and
community relations... Contact: Martha West, 216.781.2400.
Fleishman-Hillard - Two appointments for the firm's European and South African networks: Kevin Bell and John Saunders get the nod as regional directors for Fleishman-
Hillard Europe. Bell will responsible for all UK and South African operations and Saunders will take on all continental European offices, as well as Ireland. Both Bell and
Saunders will report directly to Dave Senay, the firm's regional president for Europe and Africa... Contact: Rebecca Ojile, 314.982.8603, [email protected].
Ketchum -- Tom Freydl and Mark Owens have been named as co-managing directors of the Ketchum Entertainment Marketing Division (KEM). Freydl is based in New York while
Owens is based in Los Angeles. In a related move, the agency tapped Mark Malinowski to senior VP/director of the New York brand marketing practice, its largest in the U.S.;
Previously, Malinowski served as director of Entertainment Marketing for the agency...Contact: Robyn Massey, 646.935.3911, [email protected].
Manning Selvage & Lee -- Monique da Silva has been tapped as managing director of the firm's Boston office, replacing Marie van Luling, who is leaving the agency at
the end of October. During her 15-year career da Silva has worked in a wide range of areas in the healthcare arena, including dermatology, antibiotics and neurology, as well as
women's health...Contact: Deirdre Dapice, 212.468.3406, [email protected].
QLogic Corp. - Gerald Ansel, who has an extensive background in high-tech PR, has been named to the newly created post of corporate communications manager. Before
joining QLogic Ansel had his own PR consultancy, working with such software developers as Epicor and Unisyn. He also served from 2001 through 2003 as PR manager for
Best Software Inc....Contact: Gerry Ansel, 949.389.7533, [email protected].
StevensGould Partners -- Ted Pincus (ex-The Financial Relations Board) comes aboard as a partner in the New York-based PR firm, which was formed last year by PR
vets Art Stevens and Rick Gould to broker mergers and acquisitions in the PR field. In addition to his role as a partner, Pincus will also be an advisor to top managements of
Fortune 500 companies and other clients...Contacts: Art Stevens, 212.982.5758; Rick Gould, 212.931.9140. PRN