ST. LOUIS, Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its
steady growth of global practices and sectors, FleishmanHillard
today appointed Emily K. Graham,
senior vice president and partner, to co-lead of the financial and
professional services sector in the Americas. Graham joined the
agency in 2017 to lead financial services market growth in
New York.
In her new role, Graham will partner with sector co-lead
Tom Laughran, senior vice president and partner in the
Chicago office, to further build
and expand relationships with clients and prospects in financial
services and professional services, including banking, fintech,
investment management and insurance, as well as clients that
provide audit, tax, consulting, legal, architecture and other
services.
"Since joining FleishmanHillard, Emily has brought tremendous
value to our clients in the financial and professional services
sector, helping them use marketing and corporate communications as
drivers of differentiation and growth. This industry is not only
one of our largest categories, but among the most important to the
growth and success of the economies in which we operate. So, it
deserves the best talent we can provide," said Janise Murphy, FleishmanHillard chief practice
officer. "In addition, Emily has deep experience developing
executive positioning programs for the C-suite, with a specialty in
counseling leaders who represent or wish to generate more diverse
and inclusive workforces."
Collaborating with other global regional leads, Graham will
drive the sector's prospecting strategy to grow its portfolio,
talent and spark continuous innovation within the agency's
financial services offerings, marketing and thought leadership.
"This is an incredibly dynamic time in business and society.
Each day FH people, clients and potential energize me. Ten years
after the Great Recession, the financial and professional services
industries have rebounded with a resounding desire to connect
authentically with their stakeholders across all channels," Graham
said. "Storytelling, reputation building and taking a position are
no longer foreign. Along with trust and transparency, these are
table stakes against mounting societal, business and consumer
expectations. I'm eager to continue the work we've started to drive
the sector to even greater heights."
Graham served as a trusted counselor to banking and
financial industry clients at the peak of the Great Recession,
guiding them through communications challenges related to
regulatory uncertainty, public scrutiny and restoring trust in the
capital markets. She has also steered communications strategy for
organizations and C-suites going through unprecedented business
change, work that has been industry leading and award winning.
Graham has a strong background in developing and implementing
integrated communications strategies for public and private
financial institutions, along with significant expertise advising
C-suite leaders, global consumer conglomerates, professional
services firms, venture capital funds, investment banks, securities
firms, diversified financial services organizations, and
accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting firms.
Before joining FleishmanHillard in 2017, Graham held senior
positions at MWWPR and Burson-Marsteller where she led
communications efforts for several blue chip clients including Bank
of America Merrill Lynch, U.S. Trust, Accenture, Southwest
Airlines, Deloitte and Morgan Stanley.
About FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard specializes
in public relations, reputation management, public affairs, brand
marketing, digital strategy, social engagement and content
strategy. FleishmanHillard was named Agency of the Year at the 2017
North American Excellence Awards; 2017 ICCO Network of the Year for
the Americas and EMEA; PRWeek's Best Places to Work 2017; PR News'
Best Places to Work in PR 2016-2017; Human Rights Campaign Best
Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality for 2018; PR Awards Asia 2017
Greater China Agency of the Year; and NAFE's "Top 50 Companies for
Executive Women" for 2010-2018. The firm's award-winning work is
widely heralded, including at the Cannes International Festival of
Creativity. FleishmanHillard is part of Omnicom Public Relations
Group, and has more than 80 offices in 30 countries, plus
affiliates in 43 countries.
About Omnicom Public Relations Group
Omnicom Public
Relations Group is a global collective of three of the top global
public relations agencies worldwide and specialist agencies in
areas including public affairs, marketing to women, fashion, global
health strategy and corporate social responsibility. It encompasses
more than 6,000 public relations professionals in more than 330
offices worldwide who provide their expertise to companies,
government agencies, NGOs and nonprofits across a wide range of
industries. Omnicom Public Relations Group is part of the DAS Group
of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc., that includes more
than 200 companies in a wide range of marketing disciplines
including advertising, public relations, healthcare, customer
relationship management, events, promotional marketing, branding
and research.
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