Bill Hughes joins Burson-Marsteller as Los Angeles managing director.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1995--Bill Hughes has joined the international public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most firm of Burson-Marsteller as managing director of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. office, it was announced Tuesday. Hughes was previously the general manager of Miller Communications/West in Los Angeles. As managing director, Hughes will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles office as well as help manage the firm's corporate and marketing accounts. The Los Angeles office is the largest of four offices in Burson-Marsteller's western region, which includes San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Sacramento, Calif. and an affiliate in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . "During the past three years, Burson-Marsteller/West has become one of the fastest growing units worldwide, and I am pleased to have Bill Hughes join our expanding team," said Ken Rietz, president and chief executive officer of Burson-Marsteller's western region. "His client service skills, experience in providing strategic counsel to a wide range of clients and management experience will be a valuable addition to our depth of service. "Since 1992, we have grown from $4.5 million to a projected $9 million in client billing," Rietz added. "With our emphasis on public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. , grassroots lobbying and high technology, we expect our growth to continue during the next few years." Hughes said he is pleased "with the opportunities Burson-Marsteller presents in representing a wide range of clients." Recent wins at Burson-Marsteller/West include Sun Microsystems, Merrill Lynch and Bandai America, manufacturer of the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger toys. Hughes joined Miller Communications in Boston in 1987 and eventually opened and managed the firm's London office. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles as senior vice president and general manager of Miller Communications/West, managing the daily operations of the Mountain View, Calif., Los Angeles and Dallas offices. During that time, Hughes also provided public relations counsel to a number of high-technology and investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. clients. Burson-Marsteller, which has headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , is a full-service public relations firm with 63 offices in 32 countries worldwide. CONTACT: Burson-Marsteller, Los Angeles Leslie Reed, 213/251-4658 |
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