Quinn & Co., a PR firm headquartered in New York City, is opening an office in Miami this month. The firm, ranked top 10 nationally for travel and real estate, as well as in the top 50 for food, wine + spirits, has tapped Jim Lee as senior vice president to lead the new office. Jim, a veteran PR executive and business-development expert, is scouting Miami office space and spearheading Q&C’s growth in this market. Q&C’s Miami office is targeting clients in travel, real estate, food and beverage. (Release)

Here Media Inc. has announced that Stephen Murray has been appointed to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Marketing & Brand Strategy. Murray, most recently Senior Director, Brand Integration at iVillage/NBC Universal, will be based in the company’s New York office and report directly to Here Media’s Executive Vice President, Publishing, Joe Landry. (Release)

SendtoNews is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Sean Coutts as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Coutts brings to SendtoNews more than a decade of senior executive experience in IT and digital media industries, most recently as Senior Director Service Delivery at CAI Canada, a global IT services firm with engagements with more than 100 Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies worldwide. Previously, Coutts also served as the General Manager, E-Commerce at Wal-Mart; Chief Operating Officer at KIT digital Inc. and Group Head, Business Operations at JumpTV. (Release)

Lauren Skowronski has been named Vice President, Media Relations for MSNBC. In this role, Skowronski will manage internal and external communications for the network, including program publicity and the overall media strategy. She will serve as the chief spokesperson for the network.

Cybex International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYBI) has announced that Kenneth Kuperstein has been hired as Cybex’s director of marketing, planning and development. Mr. Kuperstein brings more than 20 years of experience in the advertising and marketing industries to the Company, having managed some of the world’s most recognizable brands.

New York-based PR firm Hawkins International announces a pair of noteworthy personnel changes. Corey Finjer, a veteran at Hawkins International (HIPR) has been promoted to Vice President, while Keri Prestia, an experienced PR professional with high-profile and luxury brand experience, recently joined the firm as a Vice President. Both Finjer and Prestia will oversee client management, strategic media relations campaigns and new business development. These two announcements come at the pinnacle of HIPR as the agency celebrates its 10^th anniversary and has added ten new accounts to its portfolio since January 2012.

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