Kelly Kolhagen Named Managing Director of Manning Selvage & Lee's Detroit Office

Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L) today announced the appointment of Kelly Kolhagen as managing director of Hass MS&L in Detroit.  She was most recently senior vice president and deputy managing director.  Her appointment is effective immediately.

Kolhagen, who joined MS&L in 2000, will continue to lead the office’s work with General Motors.  She will also work closely with the office’s senior staff to manage and grow the office’s capabilities.

Kelly is a tremendously talented communications professional who is highly regarded in the automotive public relations space,” said Mark Hass, global chief executive officer for MS&L.  “I’m very pleased to have her take on this important role.”

With nearly 30 years of experience in the communications and media industries, Kolhagen has spent the last several years leading teams to develop and implement effective media campaigns to address safety, environmental and advanced technology issues. She joined the agency following a 20-year career in newspapers, including an executive role at The Detroit News. Prior to that, she was a reporter and copy editor at The Flint Journal in Flint, Michigan. There, she won an investigative reporting award and also covered education, consumer issues and suburban government.

Hass MS&L in Detroit is one of the leading automotive public relations firms in the United States.  The office specializes in all aspects of the automotive arena including vehicle engineering; product launches; manufacturing; marketing; internal communications; healthcare; diversity; advanced technology; safety and the environment. Its record of accomplishment in providing superior client service, innovation and creativity is evident in the recognition Hass MS&L has received from clients and industry observers alike.  Recent awards include the 2006 General Motors Chairman's Award, one of corporate America’s most coveted employee recognition awards, the 2006 and 2003 Bronze SABRE Award for GM corporate speechwriting, 2004 PRWeek Technology Campaign of the Year and Corporate Brand Campaign of the Year Finalists for GM OnStar and 2004 SABRE CSR Certificate of Excellence for OnStar and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for AMBER Alerts.

About Manning Selvage & Lee
MS&L is one of the world's leading global public relations firms. Headquartered in New York, MS&L has 46 offices throughout North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, as well as an extensive global affiliate network.  The agency meets the needs of global and local clients by providing best-in-class services in consumer marketing PR, healthcare PR, corporate communications and technology communications, as well as industry-leading work in digital communications.  MS&L won PRWeek's Best Use of Internet/New Media Award in both 2006 and 2007.

MS&L is a member of the Publicis Groupe(Euronext Paris: FR0000130577 and NYSE: PUB), the world’s fourth largest communications group, and a global leader in digital and online advertising, media consulting, and healthcare communications. With some 42,000 professionals in 104 countries, the Groupe's activities cover advertising through three global advertising networks:  Leo Burnett, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, as well as through its two multi-hub networks Fallon Worldwide and 49%-owned Bartle Bogle Hegarty; media agencies with two worldwide networks ZenithOptimedia and Starcom MediaVest Group; and marketing services, including digital and interactive communications through Digitas, relationship and direct marketing, public and media relations, corporate and financial communications, multicultural communications, and event communications. The Groupe is also the world leader in healthcare communications. Web site: www.publicisgroupe.com

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