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Los Angeles, CA – August 12, 2009 – MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top 10 public relations firms, announced today that Lasse Glassen has been promoted to senior vice president in the company's Financial Relations Board division. Since joining the Los Angeles office of MWW Group's Financial Relations Board more than five years ago, Glassen has helped guide investor relations and financial communications strategy for some of the company's largest accounts, including United Healthcare/PacifiCare Health Systems, Hansen Medical and MFLEX.
"Lasse is a talented leader with a deep and expansive knowledge of investor relations. He consistently delivers smart, strategic counsel to our clients, and always with a smile," said Claire Koeneman, President of MWW Group's Financial Relations Board. "Lasse's versatility and wide range of expertise encompasses IPOs and M&As to bankruptcies and restructuring communications. He will continue to will play an integral role in helping to build our presence on the West Coast and serving new and existing clients."
Deeply experienced in investor relations and corporate finance, Glassen's expertise includes research and analysis focusing on economic trends impacting business plans and financial performance. In addition, Glassen is a savvy media relations practitioner with a record of successful financial media and CEO thought leadership campaigns for his clients.
Prior to joining MWW Group's Financial Relations Board, Glassen was senior manager of investor relations at The DIRECTV Group, Inc. While there, he developed and implemented investor communications strategies for the company and its four main business units and was responsible for acting as the liaison between the company's investors and sell-side analysts.
Previously, Glassen held several positions within The DIRECTV Group's Corporate Financial Planning Division where he was a key player in several multi-billion dollar M&A transactions and aided in the development of the company's annual and five-year business plans. He received his bachelor degree from The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from The University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
About MWW Group
MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and "Aim High. Deliver" commitment to client service. For four years in a row, MWW Group was honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2008, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The American Business Awards and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News, in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).
About Financial Relations Board
For more than 45 years, the Financial Relations Board has been one of the nation's leaders for investor relations and financial communications. The firm offers a full array of services, including deep expertise in corporate positioning and communication, investment community targeting (market intelligence), financial media relations, shareholder management services, valuation analysis, and the company's industry-leading Strategy Consulting Group. Financial Relations Board works alongside companies of all sizes, from established Fortune 100 brands to mid-size and micro-cap companies, pre-IPOs and the newly public. Headquartered in Chicago, the firm has full-service offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Financial Relations Board is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG). For more information on Financial Relations Board, visit www.frbir.com.
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