A national strategic communications and public affairs firm with a strong footprint in New Jersey is getting a new name as part of a corporate rebranding, with Subject Matter+Kivvit now known as Avoq.
The rebranding follows a May 2023 merger between Kivvit and Subject Matter, which has a combined 200 employees in five cities and $100 million in annual revenues. With the new name, Avoq (uh-VOKE), comes the advancement of fourteen longtime employees to partner, including Adam Steinberger, who worked for two New Jersey governors, Richard J. Codey and Jon Corzine.
Chris Donnelly is the general manager of Avoq’s New Jersey office, and Megan Cryan is a senior vice president.
“This new leadership group will ensure Avoq delivers the high-level strategy and counsel our clients have relied on for more than 20 years,” said Avoq CEO Nicole Cornish. “They are all major contributors to our success and will foster and inspire the one-team culture of collaboration and excellence that sets us apart.”
Avoq is a portfolio company of a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, Coral Tree Partners, which invests in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors.