Porter Novelli Strengthens Boston Team with New Promotions and Hires

BOSTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Porter Novelli, the global public relations agency, today announced staff promotions and new hires for its Boston office. The addition of Christine Needles and Amy Stucchi, and promotions of agency veterans Kerry Walker, Chrissy Campbell, Phil LeClare, Nathan Michel and Jenna McPhee strengthens existing account teams while positioning Porter Novelli for future growth.

"Porter Novelli is committed to helping our employees realize their full professional potential while continually attracting world-class public relations talent," said Jim Barbagallo, partner and managing director of Porter Novelli's Boston office. "Our energetic, passionate, dedicated employees work as integrated members of our client teams, as evidenced by the results we're generating for industry leaders, such as Analog Devices, and emerging market leaders like Tele Atlas and eCopy."

Walker, the Boston office's newest vice president, oversees Tele Atlas business, the global leader in digital mapping, and other accounts. Walker joined Porter Novelli four years ago and has established herself as both an office and company leader. In her new role as a company vice president, Walker is also responsible for helping to spearhead new and organic business growth by applying Porter Novelli's stakeholder communications approach to clients' communications challenges.

Campbell, a six-year company veteran, has been promoted to account supervisor. In addition to managing accounts, Campbell helps drive the office's professional development program. LeClare, in his new role as account supervisor/media relations, plays a critical role on the Analog Devices account where he applies his deep technology knowledge and passion for technology innovation. Michel, who is also a member of the Porter Novelli Sports Marketing team, and McPhee, who was instrumental in the recent success of the communications efforts surrounding IDC IT Forum & Expo, have been promoted to senior account executive and account executive, respectively.

Concerning the new hires, Christine Needles, account supervisor, was previously at Citigate Cunningham and Bridgeman Communications; and Amy Stucchi, formerly with ThinkBrain Campaigns, joins the Boston office as an assistant account executive.

About Porter Novelli

Porter Novelli is one of the world's leading public relations agencies and is represented in all major markets. With a focus on effective stakeholder communications and adopting a holistic, media-neutral approach, Porter Novelli develops public relations programs that deliver value and impact to its clients' business. Porter Novelli was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1972 and is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. , a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. For more information, please visit http://www.porternovelli.com/.

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