Holmes Report 04 Sep 2016 // 4:36PM GMT
NEW YORK—Ruder Finn has hired Mary Coyle as a senior vice president and media relations strategist in its healthcare practice. Prior to joining Ruder Finn, Coyle was director of healthcare media relations at Marina Maher Communications, Ogilvy Public Relations and MS&L Worldwide, where she supported a variety of pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer health clients.
WASHINGTON, DC—SKDKnickerbocker has hired Michael Czin as a vice president to support the firm's advocacy, issues and crisis communications clients. Czin joins SKDK's Washington, DC, office after serving as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's communications director as the District's chief spokesman. Earlier, he was national press secretary for the Democratic National Committee during the 2014 election cycle.
WASHINGTON, DC—Kathryn DeVito, former senior vice president and partner at FleishmanHillard, has joined Levick as senior vice president and head of the firm’s digital offerings. Prior to joining Levick, DeVito spent nearly a decade at FleishmanHillard in Washington, DC.
BOISE, ID—Fahlgren Mortine has hired David Jenson as managing director and senior vice president of its Boise office. Jenson most recently was a co-founder of Allan & Jenson, a marketing research and strategy consulting firm with offices in Boise and Los Angeles. He has worked with clients such as Albertsons, Hasbro, Hewlett-Packard, ADAMA and Verizon Wireless.
RALEIGH—Simon Cole has joined the business development team at Centerline Digital as an executive director. He will work to connect Centerline with new clients through industry events and digital thought leadership. Prior to joining Centerline, he headed up new business at Atlanta-based agencies Thrive and Think Interactive.