NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Worldcom Public Relations Group, the leading global partnership of public relations firms, recently completed its Annual Global Meeting in Vienna, Austria where it formally installed its group and regional boards. Roger Hurni, Managing Partner, Off Madison Ave, Arizona, continued his second term as the Group Chair role and welcomed his new board during the Vienna meetings. Brad Fishman, Partner, Fishman PR, Chicago, IL will chair Americas Region; and Todor Ianev, Managing Partner Janev & Janev, Sofia, Bulgaria will chair EMEA.
“In building a partnership of the finest independent agencies in the world, we are also fortunate to be led by some of the finest PR minds and leaders of those agencies,” said Todd Lynch, Managing Director, The Worldcom Public Relations Group. “This strength in partnership produces strong board leadership. Roger Hurni, with Worldcom’s regional chairs and the new Group board members are poised to build on strong achievements of the last year which includes a strong new influx of partners via recruitment, strengthening our organizational finance and governance, implementation of our annual thought leadership initiative (Confidence Index Report) and ongoing business and marketing campaigns.”
“Worldcom is grateful for the leadership of our group and region boards,” said Hurni. “We are fortunate to have boards who provide passion, commitment and ongoing dedication to protecting and growing our thriving partnership of independent agencies.”
About The Worldcom Public Relations Group
The Worldcom Public Relations Group is the world’s leading partnership of independently owned public relations firms, with 143 offices employing some 2,000 staff in 115 cities across six continents. In total, Worldcom partners reported combined revenue of US$288 million last year from 3,034 clients. Established in 1988, the group was formed so that the strongest, most capable independent firms could deliver immediate impact and sustained value through the intelligent use of communications – wherever in the world a client needs support. Partners serve national, international and multinational clients, while retaining the flexibility and client-service focus inherent in independent agencies. Through Worldcom, clients have on-demand access to in-depth communications expertise from professionals who understand the language, culture and customs of the geographic areas in which they operate. Learn more about Worldcom at www.worldcomgroup.com
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See board lists below:
BOARDS | |
2019-2020 Group Board | |
Chair | Roger Hurni, Off Madison Ave., Phoenix, AZ |
Past Chair | Patrik Schober, PRAM, Prague, Czech Republic |
Americas Region Chair | Brad Fishman, Fishman Public Relations, Northbrook, IL |
EMEA Region Chair | Andras Nagy, Probako Communications, Budapest, Hungary |
Treasurer | Errol Chapman, ENTERPRISE, Toronto, Canada |
Marketing | Stefan Pollack, Pollack PR Marketing Group, Los Angeles, CA |
Business Development | Crispin Manners, Onva, Surrey, UK |
Membership/Recruitment | Stephanie Paul, Phillips Group, Brisbane, Australia |
Partner Engagement | Serge Beckers, Wisse Kommunikatie, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
Knowledge Sharing/Practice Groups | Angelica Consiglio, PLANIN, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Asia Pacific At Large | Tom Van Blarcom, TQPR, Bangkok, Thailand |
2019-2020 Americas Board | |
Chair | Brad Fishman, Fishman Public Relations, Northbrook, IL |
Chair Elect | Monty Hagler, RLF Communications, Greensboro, NC |
Past Chair | Sean Rossall, RW Jones, Pittsburgh, PA |
Treasurer | Leah Mussay, True Digital Communications, Cleveland, OH |
US Recruitment | Scott Willyerd, RW Jones, Pittsburgh, PA |
LATAM Recruitment | Luis Avellanedo Ulloa, Realidades, Lima, Peru |
Partner Engagement | William Beutler, Beutler Ink, Washington, DC |
LATAM Retention | Beatriz Imenes, PLANIN, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Meetings | Deb Vilchis, Fishman PR, Chicago, IL |
Professional Development | Jessica Phelan, Vault, Philadelphia, PA |
Partnerships | Cory Stewart, Cookerly PR, Atlanta, GA |
At Large | Rhiannon Ruff, Beutler Ink, Washington, DC |
2019-2020 EMEA Board | |
Chair | Todor Ianev, Janev & Janev, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Past Chair | Andras R. Nagy, Probako Communications, Budapest, Hungary |
Treasurer | Hans Karperien, InstiCOM, Brussels, Belgium |
Business Development | Crispin Manners, Onva, Surrey, UK |
Peer Review | Caroline Prince, Yucatan, Paris, France |
New Membership | Corinna Voss, co-chair, HBI Helga Bailey, Munich, Germany |
New Membership | Bjorn Mogensen, co-chair, Oxenstierna, Stockholm, Sweden |
Retention | Serge Beckers, Wisse Kommunikatie, Arnhem, The Netherlands |
Young Consultants | Andras R. Nagy, Probako Communications, Budapest, Hungary |
Marketing | Frederic Bolhorst, komm-passion GmbH |