New York / Los Angeles / London – November 13, 2024 – Leading global communications agency DDA is further expanding its Corporate Communications Division with the hires of Chloe (Gatta) Srivastava, Meghan Kilkenny, Emma Tomas and Caroline Tomaselli who have joined the company’s New York office. The new team will build out the division which will work across a wide range of industries, including and beyond entertainment, given the team's extensive corporate communications and crisis background. The team will sit under LA-based Partner Dana Archer and work in conjunction with Monique Levine, who leads the corporate and special projects teams in London.

Srivastava, Kilkenny, Tomas and Tomaselli all join DDA from Hiltzik Strategies. Srivastava was a Senior Vice President at Hiltzik Strategies, where she worked collectively for ten years and built the firm's finance and technology communications division, advising clients across venture capital, private equity, sports, creator economy, AI and fintech industries. Prior to joining Hiltzik, Srivastava worked on corporate and crisis communications strategies across Robinhood, Intuit, Etsy and Meta while she was at Outcast. She joins DDA as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communication.

“DDA has been a cornerstone in the entertainment industries for those looking to tell their stories. Our corporate communications offering is a mainstay of the business, and we’ve long been searching for the ideal person in the US to expand and push that offering forward both within and outside of the entertainment space,” said Partner Dana Archer on behalf of the board. “We were immediately impressed by Chloe – her business acumen, relationships and proven track record is the perfect complement to our brand, and she brings an incredible team in Meghan, Emma and Caroline with expertise across a range of industries important to DDA’s growth.”

Kilkenny has spent her career advising companies and high-profile individuals on proactive and reactive PR strategies. Kilkenny brings valuable experience to DDA from both her agency work at Hiltzik, Wachsman, and FleishmanHillard and her in-house work as Manager of Global and Corporate Communications at The IRONMAN Group. Kilkenny has a proven track record across a range of industries including consumer and B2B technology, the creator economy, venture capital/private equity, pharma, cryptocurrency, sports, and more. She joins DDA as a Director of Corporate Communications.

Tomas is an expert communications strategist specializing in brand visibility and reputation management for a diverse client base of everything from early-stage startups to industry leaders and high-profile individuals. Before joining DDA, Tomas was an Account Manager on the technology and finance team at Hiltzik and began her career at CounterPoint Strategies, focusing on crisis management and issues response. She joins DDA as an Account Director.

Tomaselli served as an Account Manager on the technology and finance team at Hiltzik Strategies where she worked with prominent corporations, startups, and individuals on their strategic communications, developing proactive strategies and thought leadership programs for clients. She joins DDA as an Account Manager.

The DDA New York office expanded last month to include a Domestic Film & Series Publicity Division and hired Katie Conklin, Senior Account Director and Madison Tobin, Senior Account Executive. The company launched in New York in May with the hire of Dan Salerno who serves as the Senior Director of Creative, Paige Gurski, Creative Lead Copy and consultant Rachel Effendy.

DDA also recently launched a live content division with veterans Richard Adamson and Louis Kemsley which works alongside its live event production, social media content production and design and creative capabilities in London. It also inaugurated a new Gaming PR division led by ex Media Molecule alumni, Gemma Cooper and recently hired well-respected awards veteran and BAFTA deputy chair Julie La’Bassiere as Chief Strategy Officer and former AMPAS VP of Member Relations and Global Outreach, Carola Ash as Director of International Awards Outreach.

With a staff of 150 across offices in Los Angeles, New York and London, DDA offers a global service to a curated roster of clients in the corporate communications space as well as handling film and series campaigns and festival strategy.

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DDA is a leading global communications agency working in the entertainment and brands spaces. With offices in Los Angeles, New York and London DDA offers a bespoke service and truly global reach for festivals, studios, networks, platforms, producers, distributors, financiers, government organisations, and brands.

DDA provides creative and insightful strategies, tailored campaign solutions, and a ‘round-the-clock’ service across all the agency’s lines of business, which includes US and UK Film and Series Campaigns, Strategic Consumer and Corporate Communications, Creators Management, Social Media, Personal Publicity Representation, Design, Creative Studio, International and Festival Publicity, Live Event Production and Awards.

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