While communicators at Enron remain relatively silent, other major players in the energy sector scramble to reassure shareholders and the public that their dealings with
the financially-troubled company will not negatively impact them. Enron, an interstate natural gas pipeline company, has suffered massive financial difficulties this year,
culminating in the termination of a merger agreement last week with competitor Dynegy. A bankruptcy filing seems imminent.
PRSA names James Murphy its 2001 PR Professional of the Year. Murphy is global managing director of marketing and communications for Accenture and president of the Arthur Page
Society. He was recognized for leading the massive corporate rebranding campaign surrounding the renaming of Andersen Consulting as Accenture.
Kudos to Elizabeth Shea, co-founder and principal of SheaHedges Group, who was named the Washington PR Woman of the Year by Washington Women in Public Relations.
Middleberg Euro RSCG hires Aaron Kwitten as managing director of its newly formed Life Sciences practice area. Kwitten was managing director of VennWorks LLC, a venture
capital firm with a portfolio of life sciences companies.
