Manning Selvage & Lee Expands Corporate Group in New York

Manning Selvage & Lee's (MS&L) New York office today announced it has hired Peter Harris as senior vice president, corporate practice director.  He succeeds Andy Tannen, who will become SVP, director of strategy and development, also for the New York corporate group.  Both appointments are effective immediately.

In his new role, Harris will be responsible for managing staff and its growing client roster, which includes Guardian, JP Morgan Chase, Heineken USA and Philips.  He will also be involved in new business development and will play a critical role on the office's executive management team.

"Peter's reputation as a passionate, insightful communications professional and counselor in corporate, b-to-b and technology business speaks for itself," said Jim Tsokanos, executive vice president and managing director of MS&L's New York office.  "He will play a key role in helping both our clients and the firm take advantage of the changing business landscape.”

Harris joins MS&L from Ketchum, where he was SVP and group manager of the agency's corporate practice.  He was also co-global account director for IBM and managed account teams across the company's vertical industries, including automotive, healthcare and life sciences, telco, media & entertainment, banking, insurance and government.  Additionally, he was a member of IBM's External Relations Council, a group of senior public relations and marketing executives that determine the company’s global communications objectives, strategies and related media relations initiatives.  He also started and led the Financial Communications group for Ketchum’s New York office. Prior to this role, he was SVP and general manager of Access Communications' New York office, where he led accounts such as HP and Thomson Financial.  He has also held positions at PepperCom, Brouillard Communications and Porter Novelli.

MS&L’s New York office, the agency’s headquarters, provides strategic public relations, communications and marketing support in the healthcare, consumer and corporate areas.  All practices focus on building and sustaining successful brand relationships for clients, as well as strategic planning, corporate reputation, crisis management, stakeholder challenges and media relations.

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