Roll Call: Changes at Porter Novelli, Weber Shandwick, Walt Disney, and More

Porter Novelli has restructured its global healthcare practice. Barbara DeBuono, the firm’s chief medical officer, will lead the practice as global director of health and social marketing. And there are four new hires in New York and London: Susan Hayes returns to the firm to serve as partner, managing the Novartis business; Cheryl Nifro joins as EVP to lead the Merck business; Kimberly Santiago joins the London office as associate director to handle men’s health brands; and Sarah Schapira joins the London office as account director to work on women’s healthcare brands.