CINCINNATI, Ohio — Burke Inc. of Cincinnati announces that Diane Surette, formerly Diane Langlois of Lewiston, has been promoted to the newly created position of chief client officer.

Surette’s position aligns three departments — client services, account management and decision sciences — to bring greater value to clients through improved collaboration, communication and cohesion.

Before joining Burke, Surette was a consultant with Organizational Effectiveness Consultants. She joined Burke in 1996 and was promoted to SVP, client services, in 2004, where she managed a large group of account executives. Four years later, she was promoted to executive vice president with responsibility for leading the entire client services function.