NEW YORK—Ketchum has elected 10 new partners, including six in Europe. Their selection brings the total number of partners in Europe to 23, underscoring the importance of the region to the firm and to its clients.

The new European partners are Sarah Barrett, head of human resources for Europe, based in London; Natalie Haut, managing partner for Ketchum Pleon Frankfurt; Sabine Hueckmann, managing partner for Ketchum Pleon Stuttgart; Deirdre Murphy, managing director of the London brand marketing practice; Clare Pring, director of the London brand marketing practice; and Saskia Wallner, CEO of Ketchum Publico, based in Vienna.

In the US, the new partners include Susan Butenhoff, founder and CEO of Access Communications, based in San Francisco; Debra Forman, director of Ketchum Digital, based in New York; Pamela Von Lehmden, director of the Midwest Brand and Food Practice, based in Chicago; and Deanne Yamamoto, associate director of the global brand marketing practice, based in Los Angeles.