Following its purchase of the I/R firm Sard Verbinnen in May, London-based Incepta Group acquires the high-tech PR firm Cunningham Communications in a $75 million stock
and cash deal. This leaves Waggener Edstrom to stand as one of the last independent agencies in Silicon Valley.
Matthew Farrell leaves Honeywell International to join Ingersoll-Rand as VP, investor relations and communication...Tom Mattia departs post as VP public affairs for
Lincoln Mercury to head up global communications for EDS...Steven C. Watson is named VP external affairs for Lorilland after leaving the position of VP broadcasting and
communications for the NBA's Miami Heat.
PRSA appoints Catherine A. Bolton to the newly created senior staff position of chief PR officer. Bolton, who until recently was VP communication for the International
Copper Association in New York, is now charged with enhancing PRSA's efforts to "advance the profession" and "establish global leadership."
After covering the issue of global corporate social responsibility in last week's issue, PR NEWS received a nice piece of serendipitous info: Cohn & Wolfe has
teamed with the law firm Davidoff & Malito to offer risk management counsel in the area of international workplace rights.
