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Beijing, February 1, 2012 – Burson-Marsteller China today announced the appointment of Jane Zhang as Director of its Government Relations and Public Policy Consulting group (GR & PPC). Zhang joins the firm from Pfizer China, where she led the company’s Strategic Policy and Business Excellence functions. She will be based in Beijing and will report to Burson-Marsteller China CEO and Market Leader Chris Deri. “Jane’s... Read the Full Article

DAVOS, Switzerland (January 27, 2012) – Major global brands have more work to do to close the gap between their performance in the marketplace and their citizenship, according to the inaugural Global Corporate Reputation Index, released today by Burson-Marsteller, Landor Associates, Penn Schoen Berland, and BrandAsset Consulting.     The tech industry scored the highest overall, but concerns about its citizenship a... Read the Full Article

New York, January 23, 2012 - Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, today announced the appointment of Maury Lane as President of Burson Campaigns, a new corporate issues management unit of Burson-Marsteller. Burson Campaigns will help corporations manage issues critical to corporate reputation, business operations and business development. Lane has more than 20 years of communi... Read the Full Article

Helsinki, 20 January 2012 – Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, announced today that it has agreed to acquire a majority stake in the Finnish communications consultancy Pohjoisranta. Headquartered in Helsinki, Pohjoisranta has been Burson-Marsteller’s exclusive affiliate partner in Finland since 2006 and will now become a full member of the network as Pohjoisranta Burson-Marste... Read the Full Article

Washington, January 6, 2012 – Burson-Marsteller, a leading public relations and communications firm, announced today that it has named former U.S. National Security Council Executive Secretary Nate Tibbits as the Chair of its U.S. Public Affairs Practice. The firm also announced the appointments of Johanna Schneider, most recently Executive Director of External Relations at Business Roundtable, as Managing Director and... Read the Full Article

New York, December 15, 2011 – Companies rated as having among the strongest workplace environments are continuing to make investments in workplace and employee initiatives, according to a survey by global public relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller and global research training firm Great Place to Work®. The study surveyed senior executives working at companies that were listed on the inaugural Great Plac... Read the Full Article

Sydney, December 13, 2011 –  Burson-Marsteller today announced the appointment of Christine Jones as Chief Executive Officer and Market Leader of Burson-Marsteller Australia, succeeding Brian West, who will be departing the firm at the end of December. Jones will take on the role in March 2012 and will continue to report to Bob Pickard, President and CEO of Burson-Marsteller Asia-Pacific. She will remain on the global... Read the Full Article

London, December 13, 2011 – Burson-Marsteller has announced that Ben Maynard will be the new Practice Chair of its UK Technology team. Maynard joined the firm in August as a Managing Director and Deputy Practice Chair and has been working alongside current Chair Chris Cartwright who is switching roles within the firm to become a Managing Director at B-M Geneva.   Matt Carter, UK CEO of Burson-Marsteller, said: “B... Read the Full Article