Former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart joins Oracle Corp. as a senior communications officer reporting to CEO Larry Ellison. He will focus on refining and
communicating Oracle's business strategy.
Michael Garfinkle jumps from EVP/GM post at The Terpin Group to become managing director of Alexander Ogilvy PR's LA office. He replaces Kate Messenger, who now heads
Alexander Ogilvy San Francisco.
Robert Stewart leaves SVP post at Teligent to join Advanced Switching Communications, a new technology data networking company in Vienna, Va., which went public on Oct. 5. As
chief communications officer, he will oversee PR, marcom and IR.
Michael Brewer is promoted from EVP to chief client service officer at Brodeur in Boston. He is responsible for measuring and improving client satisfaction.
St. Louis-based Kupper Parker announces plans to merge with Chameleon Creative, an interactive e-business firm, in a stock-for-stock deal. The new entity will be known as
KPC-Chameleon.
Adding weight to the theory that PR is the best strategy for building brands from scratch, two more VC firms stake a claim in the communications biz. General Atlantic
Partners and Capital Z Partners fund the launch of the New York-based PR firm LandersMadden as a complement to efinanceworks, a start-up specializing in tech-oriented financial
services. LandersMadden will serve efinanceworks, as well as outside clients. The new agency's co-CEOs, Maureen Landers and Machie Madden, previously directed b-to-b accounts for
Middleberg Euro.
