NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Burson-Marsteller,
a leading global strategic communications and public relations
firm, announced today that Kevin
Bell has been named Worldwide President, effective
immediately. Since 2014, when he joined Burson-Marsteller in
London, Bell has been its Global
Public Affairs Practice Chair. In his new role, Bell will report
directly to Don Baer,
Burson-Marsteller's Worldwide Chair and CEO. Working with Baer and
other senior executives, Bell will manage across every region and
practice group to drive growth opportunities throughout the entire
firm. This will include continuing to build the firm's world-class
strategic communications services for clients as well as further
developing its integrated communications expertise. He will operate
from the firm's worldwide headquarters in New York.
"Kevin Bell is a world-class
communications professional with both the keen understanding and
strong leadership ability to drive even greater excellence and
growth at Burson-Marsteller," said Baer. "His clients and
colleagues all know he is a trusted counselor, a thoughtful leader
of talent and an especially strong manager who will bring all of
his skills to our ongoing success in this rapidly changing
communications sector."
Over the past 25 years, Bell has counseled clients across many
industries in every region of the world and has supported some of
the world's leading companies, including Aviva, BG, Procter &
Gamble and Tata Consultancy Services. In addition, he has been an
adviser to several senior Conservative Party politicians in the UK
– a number of whom are now senior cabinet ministers in the current
government – and has counseled various ministers of government and
parliamentarians across Europe,
North Africa and Asia. Before joining Burson-Marsteller, Bell
was Executive Chairman of public affairs consultancy Maitland
Political where he ran the Public Affairs Practice working on
behalf of clients such as Fleurette Group of Companies, NATS and
Spire Healthcare. Before that, he was the Regional President for
UK, Africa and the Middle East for FleishmanHillard where he
supported clients such as British Airways and Scottish Power. He
ran the global inward investment campaign for the Government of
Egypt, and has advised the
Department of Economic Development in Abu
Dhabi. Bell is a Trustee of the Institute of Economic
Affairs. He is a recipient of numerous PRWeek Awards and was named
Outstanding Contributor in the Public Affairs News Awards in
2011.
"I am excited to deepen my role working with Don and others at
the firm to help reinforce Burson-Marsteller's long-standing
industry leadership in client service, innovation and talent
development," said Bell. "Together, we will continue driving
Burson-Marsteller forward as the leader in combining world-class
strategic counsel with cutting-edge, creative, integrated
communications to solve our clients' most important communications
needs. Our firm enjoys an extraordinary 63-year legacy of being one
of the top public relations firms in the world, the foundation of
which is our having many of the brightest minds in the business. I
am committed to the ongoing development of our talent, the most
important asset we can offer our clients."
About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller, established in 1953, is a leading global
strategic communications and public relations firm. It provides
clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full
range of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis
management, advertising and digital strategies. The firm's seamless
worldwide network consists of 73 offices and 85 affiliate offices,
together operating in 110 countries across six continents.
Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Group, a
subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), the world's leader in
communications services. For more information, please visit
www.burson-marsteller.com.
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