John O'Dwyer’s Post

After the rainbow-colored logos and Pride flag-bedecked websites disappeared at the end of June, we must remember that Pride is year-round. Now is no time to disengage. In fact, the opposite is true: 2024 should be the Year of the LGBTQ Ally -- Ben Finzel he/him/his, RENEWPR, LLC & The Change Agencies

On the move: Formula E, a motorsport championship racing series for electric cars, names Manchester United's Ellie Norman CMO... Amentum names Booz Allen Hamilton vet Nathan Rutledge SVP and head of investor relations... Entergy New Orleans promotes Leroy Nix to its leadership team as VP of regulatory and public affairs https://odwpr.us/3W7POIX

News of firms: FINN Partners launches FINN Luxe, which addresses the challenges and opportunities facing the global luxury sector... Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) selects the nominees for its 2025 board of directors. Heide Harrell, MA, APR, director of communications for Central Arkansas Water, is nominated for PRSA chair-elect... Ansira acquires channel partner marketing companies BrandMuscle and SproutLoud Media Networks https://odwpr.us/4eMt3BL

Top travel & tourism PR firms profiled in O'Dwyer's Jul. '24 magazine https://lnkd.in/d7jbUCe

Scott Widmeyer, founding managing partner and chief strategy officer at FINN Partners, is among the founders of The Overlook media platform that focuses on news in the Catskills region https://odwpr.us/4cHgPse

On the move: NVG, LLC. names former AFL-CIO director of government affairs Bill Samuel as senior adviser and brings on National Women's Law Center's Erinn Martin as VP... CUMULUS MEDIA promotes Shoshana Shapiro to SVP, corporate communications and marketing.... Comcast ups Javier Garcia to its central division senior leadership team as SVP of sales & marketing https://odwpr.us/3zt5Sw7

Colleen Carter (she/her/hers), who was chief marketing officer at Fingerpaint Group healthcare comms shop, has joined JPA Health's New York office as head of life sciences https://odwpr.us/3RTpy2q

Joseph Zarbano, who spent about 14 years at Boston’s WEEI Sports Radio Network, has joined the city’s Regan Communications as senior VP-strategic partnerships https://odwpr.us/3W5UzTA

On the move: Connect CRE, which focuses on the commercial real estate sector, brings on Rubenstein Public Relations alum Parke Chapman as VP of its eastern region... Electrolux Group, a global appliance company, names Nikos Bartzoulianos group CMO effective Aug. 23... Marino promotes Siobhan Stocks-Lyons to VP https://odwpr.us/3RUblCr

Ruder Finn group VP of corporate media Jessica (Savarese) Muldoon talks with D S Simon Media's Doug Simon about some of the key elements of building a strong thought leadership strategy. She also discusses why it’s important to take notice of new content formats, as well as the significance of owned content https://odwpr.us/3xIrzaZ