Evan Smith Joins MWW As SVP, Corporate Communications

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW (www.mww.com), one of the top five independent public relations firms, announced today that Evan Smith has joined the firm's New York office as senior vice president, corporate communications. Smith brings more than 20 years of experience providing strategic advisory services to clients from early stage development companies to Fortune 500 in the healthcare, real estate, technology, renewable energy and industrial markets. In his role, Smith will counsel MWW's corporate communications clients on corporate and financial communications and will report to Carreen Winters, executive vice president of corporate reputation at MWW.

"Evan is an outstanding talent who brings deep expertise crossing multiple categories ranging from healthcare and technology to real estate and renewable energy. He will be a great addition to the already strong leadership team of our corporate communications and corporate reputation practices," said Winters.

Smith's experience encompasses all elements of corporate, financial and investor communications including market analysis and evaluation, corporate positioning, merger and acquisition activity, equity and debt financing and crisis and issues management. Prior to joining MWW, Smith headed investor relations for inVentiv Health and held senior positions at Chandler Chicco Companies and FTI Consulting, where he handled all phases of communications strategy and planning, corporate and financial communications, thought leadership and crisis communications. Smith also founded CPR Financial Communications, a healthcare and technology investor relations and corporate communication advisory firm that was acquired by Weber Shandwick.

Previously, Smith worked for institutional investment firms, Fred Alger Management and Gintel Equity Management, where he specialized in the healthcare sector. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) and the CFA Institute. Smith earned his bachelor of arts from the State University of New York at Albany and M.B.A. from Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

About MWW
MWW is one of the nation's top mid-sized public relations firms and one of the five largest independent agencies. The firm is industry-recognized for its work in consumer lifestyle marketing, digital marketing and social media, corporate communications, public affairs and government relations, consumer technology, healthcare and visual branding.

MWW's approach to building and accelerating relevance for clients has been recognized with top industry awards, including the 2013 "PR Agency of the Year," by the International Business Awards, 2013 "Midsize Agency of the Year" by the Bulldog Stars of PR Awards as well as 2013 "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBiz and 2012 "Top Places to Work in PR" by PR News. For more information on the firm's capabilities and "Matter More" commitment, visit www.mww.com. Connect with MWW on Facebook, Twitter,  LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus and Instagram.

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