Communications leaders ICR, and Edelman started the new year with a bang. Both agencies recently added to their in-house teams, bringing in new faces, skills, and experience. ICR appointed advisors to join real financial industry knowledge with communications. And Edelman finally filled the long-watched spot once held by police-detained executive, Steven Cao.
Here are the details about these shifts in the communications world.
ICR PR Creates an Advisory Board
ICR, a leading investor relations firm headquartered in New York just announced the formation of an advisory board. ICR appointed two founding members; Rob Sharp, and Joseph B. Kennedy, with more to be added over time. The board’s main purpose involves advising the agency on key decisions affecting areas such as staffing, investing, and the services offered to clients. CEO, Tom Ryan, explained, “[t]he establishment of this advisory board along with these two initial appointments, demonstrates our commitment to being the go-to firm for companies looking for a partner to develop communications programs and transaction advisory services tailored to achieving business goals and building enterprise value.” Sharp co-founded and runs Ramy Brook, in New York. Before starting the high-end, women’s fashion company, he worked as a senior partner at MidOcean Partners, and a partner at Investcorp. He also gained experience in the banking and finance field while working at Bankers Trust, and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Kennedy founded Crystal Lake Capital, where he serves as a managing partner. And like Sharp, he gained experience in the banking and finance industry in earlier years. Sharp worked as a partner at Moelis & Company, Chemical Banking Corporation, Wachovia, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Combined, Sharp and Kennedy present a united force with decades of valuable experience that ICR can put to use offering better service to its clients.
