BORDER LINES: Comms appointment at F-H

LOS ANGELES: Bank of America senior vice-president Cary Walker, who oversaw national media relations and communications surrounding finance, personnel, IR, litigation and risk management, has joined Fleishman-Hillard as a senior vice-president in the Los Angeles corporate communications practice. At Bank of America, corporate PR executive Ann McNeish has taken on Walker's responsibilities. Fleishman's LA corporate group handles clients such as United Airlines and Mitsubishi. In San Francisco, former USA Today tech business reporter Doug Levy has joined as vice-president of the media services group.