Roll Call: Solomon McCown, Ketchum, and Racepoint Group

Solomon McCown, a Boston-based national public relations firm, announced the opening of its new office in New York City. Solomon McCown has a track record of working with clients in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C., so the new office is a natural progression that will enable the firm to be closer to existing and prospective clients, as well as established real estate, financial services and healthcare companies, key growth areas for the agency. The firm has grown in the last two years, and has already hired 6 new employees in 2013. The new office will be led by Jonathan Pappas, a seasoned agency veteran who brings a compelling mix of agency, corporate, and real estate experience to New York City. (Release) Ketchum has announced four new hires, three in Atlanta and one in New York: Phil Swire joins as senior vice president, digital strategy & technology, New York. Phil Swire leads Ketchum’s development function in the U.S. and oversees technology strategy across the Ketchum network. A digital strategist, Swire joins Ketchum from PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was a leader in that firm’s digital strategy practice. Matt Browher is the new senior vice president, digital strategy, Atlanta. Browher has extensive experience in strategy development, team management and interactive marketing, having recently worked at Digitas and as the digital practice lead for FleishmanHillard in Atlanta. Amy Andrieux, the new vice president, multimedia content & strategy, New York, was formerly editorial director at MTV World. Andrieux oversees the Ketchum Digital video group, helps lead content strategy for the U.S., and helps to evolve Ketchum Digital’s multimedia capabilities. Andrieux brings a wealth of multimedia, video and content development experience to Ketchum from her experience developing and leading editorial strategy for MTV World online portals. Kristen Massaro, Vice President, Digital Strategy, New York, supports a number of key accounts, including Michelin and Gillette, and lends support to other markets in the Ketchum network, with emphasis on the Southern U.S region. Massaro, who has deep expertise in social media engagement, was previously with with Emanate, a public relations sister agency to Ketchum, where she led the digital and social strategy specialty since 2011. (Release) Racepoint Group announced the hire of Bobby Zafarnia as vice president in the agency's Corporate and Public Affairs practice. Prior to joining Racepoint Group, Bobby launched and successfully ran Praecere Interactive, a boutique media relations consultancy that served clients across multiple industries. Bobby has also worked for the Issues & Crisis Group at Burson-Marsteller. Prior to Burson, Bobby was director of the International Practice at Levick Strategic Communications. In his role at Racepoint Group, Bobby will be responsible for ensuring high-quality, strategic counsel and tactical implementation of client deliverables to corporate and international clients, leading new business and organic growth and development of high-performing account teams. (Release)

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