Manning Selvage & Lee's London Office Appoints New Head of Corporate

Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L) today announced the appointment of Vicki Newbold as head of the corporate division in its London office. Newbold succeeds Kate Steele, who has been appointed the UK New Business Director at MS&L London. Both appointments are effective immediately.

In her new role, Newbold will be responsible for managing staff and growing the group’s portfolio of clients, which includes The Coca-Cola Company, Diamond Trading Company, Royal & SunAlliance, Philips and Procter & Gamble.  She will also be involved in new business development.

“We are pleased to have Vicki join as head of our corporate team,” said Stuart Wilson, CEO of MS&L London. “She brings a wealth of experience in managing complex corporate, B2B and internal clients. Her strong team management and client handling is also very impressive.”

Newbold joins MS&L from Hill & Knowlton, where she was managing director, corporate communications. She specializes in corporate and B2B communications programs across the public and private sectors, both nationally and internationally. Throughout her career, she has advised a wide range of organizations and trade bodies on corporate reputation strategy and issues management. Her clients have included SABIC, bmi British Midlands, Vauxhall, Shell and AOL Time Warner. She most recently led the Learning and Skills account for five years and played a key role as part of the integrated marketing team in launching its “Our future. It’s in our hands” campaign.

“I’m delighted to be joining MS&L at such an exciting time,” said Newbold. “The team is dynamic and enthusiastic with proven successes, and being part of that is definitely an exciting prospect.”

MS&L London is a full service consultancy with more than 80 consultants who provide a broad range of public relations expertise for both international and domestic clients across key commercial sectors, such as IT & telecommunications; financial & professional services; consumer electronics; government & public sector; ethical & consumer healthcare; food, drink & nutrition; and beauty & wellbeing.

About Manning Selvage & Lee
MS&L is one of the world's leading communications firms.  Headquartered in New York, MS&L has 54 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), 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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