LOS ANGELES — Shelly Holmes, principal of HolmesAssociates Marketing Communications, has been named the newest member of the PRConsultantsGroup.  Holmes (pictured) joins a group of senior-level public relations and marketing consultants from the US and Canada who collaborate to provide clients on-the-ground expertise in local markets.

WASHINGTON, DC — The firm kglobal has launched a new Seattle-area operation, which initially will focus on the company’s newest contract with the US Navy to provide marketing services for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. NUWC, the Navy’s key support center for undersea warfare systems, has charged kglobal with crafting narratives that generate interactions between NUWC customers and their audiences, principally through creative use of photography, videography and graphic design.

NEW YORK — 5W Public Relations is launching a specialty communications practice focused on the gaming and gambling industries. The practice will provide communications strategy and media relations. 5W’s experience in the sector includes working with clients including Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation, Harrah’s Properties and a number of casinos and online gaming companies.

SAN FRANCISCO —IPEX, the global network of communications agencies, has named new five new global board members and two new committee chairs representing a range of countries. The new board members are:

  • Julie Exner, Columbus, Ohio-based Fahlgren Mortine’s president of the Americas

  • Alexandra Mayhew, Asia-Pacific president of Sydney’s Wells Haslem Mayhew

  • Harri Kammonen, EMEA president of Manifesto in Helsinki, Finland

  • Natalie Best, secretary/treasurer of French/West/Vaughan in Raleigh, NC

  • Caroline Heywood, global president-elect of Walsh:PR in Dublin.

The new committee chairs are: Fernando Anton of Brussels-based Cambre Associates, who has been named best practices committee chair; Christopher Lukach of Anne Klein Communications Group in Philadelphia has been named chair of the network’s marketing committee.

NEW YORK — Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit organization providing long-term support to communities, families, and individuals impacted by terrorism or the loss of a family member in the military, has added Havas Tonic’s Phil Silvestri to its board of directors. Silvestri is currently managing director and chief creative officer of Havas Tonic, the consumer health and wellness division of Havas New York.

WASHINGTON, DC — The firm kglobal has launched a new Seattle-area operation, which initially will focus on the company’s newest contract with the US Navy to provide marketing services for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. NUWC, the Navy’s key support center for undersea warfare systems, has charged kglobal with crafting narratives that generate interactions between NUWC customers and their audiences, principally through creative use of photography, videography and graphic design.

PHOENIX — Proof Analytics announced that Allison+Partners has signed on as the first global agency to use its business impact analytics software. The platform will be rolled out over the 12-14 months, said Proof, which debuted the software in 2017.