Ogilvy Public Relations Appoints Michele Anderson as Managing Director in Chicago

CHICAGO, March 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR), an integrated global communications firm, today announced that Michele Anderson has been named Managing Director of the agency's Chicago office. Anderson will relocate to Chicago and start at Ogilvy PR on April 1, 2014.

Reporting into Ogilvy PR North America CEO Robert Mathias, Anderson will be responsible for Chicago's strategic direction and growth, overseeing client accounts, financial performance, business development, talent and office operations. She will also work closely with the agency's global network and Ogilvy & Mather Chicago's advertising and marketing disciplines.

"Michele has a proven track record for building and managing successful PR agency operations and we're excited to have her lead our vibrant Chicago office," said Robert Mathias, Ogilvy PR's North America CEO. "Her strategic, forward-thinking and collaborative approach will propel our expanding Midwest team into its next phase of growth."

Bringing over two decades of deep experience in client and agency management, Anderson has spent her career working with global and high profile Fortune 500 companies across multiple geographies, including Microsoft, Motorola, Vodacom (Vodafone), IBM, Pfizer, GSK, Equifax, FedEx, Coca-Cola and Hilton Hotels and Resorts.

"I've spent my career building and leading successful PR networks and helping my teams grow and develop," said Anderson. "I'm thrilled for the opportunity to join Ogilvy and work on an integrated model to bolster Ogilvy PR's Chicago team."

Most recently, Anderson served as Director, Ketchum Atlanta where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of the agency's Atlanta operations. While at Ketchum, Anderson also served as SVP, Director Corporate and Business Development for Ketchum South (Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Texas). In this role, she led growth planning and business development for Ketchum's southern U.S. network and was a member of the senior leadership team.

Before joining Ketchum South, Anderson was co-founder of Magna Carta, Ketchum's South Africa affiliate, and spent 15 years running the award-winning agency. She held overall responsibility for the leadership, business strategy, financial and operational management, business development and group relations of Magna Carta on a daily basis, including the Cape Town branch and Africa operations. Under her leadership, Magna Carta transformed from a loss operator into the largest and most successful PR agency in South Africa and four-time winner of Finweek's "PR Agency of the Year" award.

About Ogilvy Public Relations
­­­­­­­­­­­Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2013, for the second consecutive year, Ogilvy was named Cannes Lions Network of the Year and Most Effective Agency Network by the Effie Global Effectiveness Index.  Ogilvy was also named Best Digital Consultancy in the World, Most Creative Agency and Best South-East Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy PR integrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world.  For more information, visit our website at www.ogilvypr.com or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypr.

SOURCE Ogilvy Public Relations

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