Appointment Adds Consumer Company and International
Experience to Board
NEW YORK, April 8, 2019 /CNW/ -- (NASDAQ:
MDCA) – MDC Partners Inc. ("MDC Partners" or the
"Company") announced today that Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky has been elected to its
board of directors, effective today. Ambassador
Barshefsky is the former United States Trade Representative and
currently serves as Senior International Partner at WilmerHale. She
will also serve on the MDC Partners Audit Committee and the
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.
"I am extremely pleased to welcome Charlene to our Board of
Directors," said Mark Penn, CEO of MDC Partners. "She
brings a distinguished record as a policymaker and negotiator, as
well as exceptional Board director experience for some of the
world's most respected consumer companies across a range of
sectors. Her perspective will be truly invaluable, and we consider
ourselves fortunate to have her counsel as we enter this next phase
of growth."
"I am delighted to join the Board of MDC Partners at this
pivotal time in the evolution of global marketing and consumer
behavior," said Ambassador Barshefsky. "I've seen first-hand the
challenges and opportunities faced by some of the world's largest
companies, as well as the value of customer centricity and digital
innovation. MDC Partners has within its family some of the most
progressive thinkers in this space, and I look forward to
contributing to its success."
Ambassador Barshefsky currently serves on the Boards of
Directors of the American Express Company, the Estee Lauder
Companies, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She
previously served on the Boards of Directors of Intel Corporation,
and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. She is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations and a non-resident Fellow at
Yale's Paul Tsai China Center.
Ambassador Barshefsky is renowned among governments and
policymakers around the world for her negotiating, policy and legal
skills in transactions with governments, state-owned enterprises
and private parties. As the United States Trade Representative from
1997 to 2001, Deputy and Acting USTR from 1993 to 1996, and a
member of the President's Cabinet, she was responsible for the
formulation of US trade policy and the negotiation of hundreds of
complex trade and investment agreements that significantly opened
markets, removed regulatory barriers, and cemented protections for
US investment from Europe to
Asia, Africa to Latin
America, and the Middle
East. She also led the negotiation of global agreements to
open the financial services and telecommunications sectors, remove
global tariffs on information technology products, ensure duty-free
cyberspace, and protect intellectual property rights.
Ambassador Barshefsky is best known globally as the architect
and negotiator of China's WTO
agreement, which opened China's
economy as a worldwide market and helped to reshape the global
economic landscape. Her agreement to open the Vietnamese market was
the cornerstone of the normalization of relations between the US
and Vietnam, and her pursuit of
pro-growth trade policies in the Middle
East has been recognized as a foundational element for
subsequent free trade initiatives with the Muslim Middle East. As
Senior International Partner at WilmerHale, Ambassador Barshefsky
advises multinational corporations on their market access,
investment and acquisition strategies across the globe.
About MDC Partners Inc.
MDC Partners is one of the
most influential marketing and communications networks in the
world. As "The Place Where Great Talent Lives," MDC Partners is
celebrated for its innovative advertising, public relations,
branding, digital, social and event marketing agency partners,
which are responsible for some of the most memorable and effective
campaigns for the world's most respected brands. By leveraging
technology, data analytics, insights and strategic consulting
solutions, MDC Partners drives creative excellence, business growth
and measurable return on marketing investment for over 1,700
clients worldwide. For more information about MDC Partners and its
partner firms, visit our website at www.mdc-partners.com and follow
us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/mdcpartners.
CONTACT:
Alexandra Delanghe
Chief Communications Officer
646-429-1845
adelanghe@mdc-partners.com
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