A merger between two international PR networks –ECP Global Communications and IPAN (International Public Relations Agency Network) — has resulted in a new group, the PR World Alliance (PRWA). PRWA has 17 members (all independent firms) across 13 countries in North America and Europe with partners across Asia, Africa, and South America. Peter Stanton, CEO of Stanton Communications, is chair of the new organization. Additional info about members and offerings available here.

Foursquare is looking for a new PR director to head up business- and tech-focused PR efforts, PRWeek reports. Last month, Foursquare had a gaggle of news, including the exit of its VP of business development, Tristan Walker. M Booth was named its consumer PR firm in February.

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MWW Group has unveiled a new logo (left) and has a new tagline: “Matter More.”

The firm regained its independence in January 2011, with CEO Michael Kempner and other members of management completing a buy out from IPG.

“After our buy back, it was clear to us that MWW needed an entirely new look and feel to match our independence, our pride, and our culture and values,” said Kempner in a statement.

The company’s East Rutherford, NJ HQ has been rebranded The MWW Building. We’ve got a video of that transformation after the jump. The location and the firm’s other nine offices will feature new signage. There’s also a new website, a new social media look, and revamped internal and external materials.

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MWW Group has acquired Enso Communications, a Los Angeles PR and branding firm that does consumer, corporate, and public affairs work. Enso’s founding partner JP Schuerman will become EVP and GM of the firm’s L.A. office. The job includes a broader role across the West Coast and with the firm’s national clients.

Schuerman’s career spans 18 years, including a time as the GM of Edelman’s Los Angeles office. But he only founded Enso at the beginning of 2011.

David Herrick (left) has been promoted to COO at MWW Group, working with the firm’s senior leadership team to manage the firm’s culture, client service offerings, and overall growth. He’ll also continue as the GM of the New York office, a position he’s held since joining the firm in 2010.

Jennifer DeGuzman, previously the senior director of consumer PR at AOL, has joined National Geographic as VP of comms. While at AOL, she also worked on strategy for, among other things, the AOL/HuffPo lifestyle sites. DeGuzman has also previously worked for Bravo, also as comms VP, and MTV, where she spent 13 years. NatGeo has also promoted Dara Klatt to senior corp comms director. And Erin Griffin has been promoted to associate director of comms and talent relations. [via]

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Since Roll Call didn’t go up in its usual Wednesday time slot, we have a special Thursday edition.

MSLGroup has pulled together its food, nutrition, and beverage capabilities into one group: MSLGROUP Americas Food & Beverage. The new group is led by Steve Bryant out of the Seattle office, which has undergone a name change from Publicis Consultants USA to MSL Seattle. Bryant is now MD of MSL Seattle. He’ll get help from Caryn Carmer the consumer practice leader in the New York office. PJPS, the company’s events and experiential marketing business, will remain the same. MSL Seattle clients include Sunkist Growers and Nestlé.

MSLGroup’s Andreoli MSL Brazil has also hired Valéria Café to serve as chief operations officer of the company’s Brazil offices. She has previously worked at companies including Whirlpool and Coca-Cola. Café will also lead efforts to expand the company’s Latin American footprint. MSLGroup currently has 14 affiliate and owned offices across Latin and Central America.

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The Big 12 Conference has chosen Hill+Knowlton Strategies as its AOR after a competitive search. Work will include brand positioning, media outreach, and stakeholder engagement. The account will be handled out of the Dallas office with help from Washington D.C. Competition in the Big 12 spans across 23 sports. Participating schools include Baylor University, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, and the University of Texas.

The McKnight Foundation, which supports policy reform across varying areas through grants and collaboration, has chosen Haberman for a comms program focused on its Collaborative Crop Research Program. This program supports farmers in “hunger hotspots” across South America and Africa. The firm works with clients that specialize in areas of philanthropy, public service, and otherwise “making a difference.”

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MWW Group has released its 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report, the fourth year the firm has done so. The report outlines the companies and nonprofits MWW has partnered with, the volunteer work that staff members have done over the past year, and gives an update on its “MWW Green” initiative, which launched in 2008.

The report is available here. To accompany the report, the agency has also launched a CSR site, that you can access here.

Kitchen designer Wilsonart International has chosen CRT/Tanaka as AOR to promote the company’s countertop surface product, Wilsonart HD. The firm will target consumers, the home design industry, and commercial design area with influencer outreach, digital marketing, media relations, event support, and more. The new integrated campaign will launch at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago happening next week.

NetApp, the IT storage company, has chosen Hill+Knowlton Strategies to handle PR in the EMEA region and Weber Shandwick for the Asia-Pacific region. The Holmes Report says as many as 20 firms were involved in the competitive search that began late last year. The company chose Bluetext for U.S. public sector outreach in January.

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Jim Wilkinson has joined PepsiCo as EVP of communications, leading the company’s comms team. He’ll report directly to company CEO Indra Nooyi. Wilkinson joins from Brunswick Group where he had been a managing partner since 2009. He also previously served as Chief of Staff for U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson.

Former Weber Shandwick SVP Reg Rowe has joined Idea Grove as an SVP. He had been an SVP at Weber for seven years before his position (and others) was cut in February, according to PRWeek.

At Weber Shandwick, they’ve named Brooke Shepard executive creative director, leading the creative services team in Seattle. The position includes management of the video production and graphics teams as well as leading the strategy behind digital efforts. Shepard has worked with the firm’s technology and consumer teams for 15 years.

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Brunswick Group has two new senior execs. Robert Moran joins as a partner in the Washington D.C. office building the firm’s research and insights group here in the Americas. He’ll be working with Graeme Trayner and Phil Riggins, partners in London. Moran was previously the president of U.S. operations at Edelman’s StrategyOne research group. Brunswick has also added Samantha Lewis as a partner in the New York office. She was previously the chair of the U.S. brand marketing practice at Burson-Marsteller and the interim CEO of PivotRed, B-M’s brand and reputation consultancy.

GolinHarris has added three members to its digital staff. Brian Snyder (left) joins as a digital director based in Chicago. He comes to GH from Whirlpool where he was head of direct sales and e-commerce in the consumer packaged goods area. Ian Campbell joins GH’s connector community as executive director based in NYC. He was previously the director of creative at the National Football League. And Mark Bonham joins as a member of the strategist community in San Francisco. He was previously the MD of InterneXperts, a Web marketing company.

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