Porter Novelli takes on a high profile client with the family of missing intern, Chandra Levy. PN counselors engineered the much-publicized interview with Levy's aunt,
Linda Zamsky, who revealed her niece's alleged involvement with Rep. Gary Condit at the time of her disappearance.
Fleishman-Hillard merges its Washington, DC lobbying firms, R. Duffy Wall & Associates and GPC International. The new company will be called FH/GPC and will broaden
the firm's government relations capabilities.
Ford Motor Co. donates $25 million to Conservation International to help establish the Center for Environmental Leadership in Business. The center will identify and push
for corporate adoption of environmentally friendly business practices.
Shirley Powell returns to Turner Broadcasting to assume the role of SVP of network communications. She leaves NBC as SVP, Media Relations.
James Magrone has been appointed SVP, Investor Relations at Primedia Inc. He was treasurer and VP of investor relations at RSL Communications.
Wesley Mallette joins MTV as VP of corporate communications. He comes from Intimate Brands, Inc.