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MWW Group Promotes Alissa Blate To Lead Agency's Global Consumer Marketing Practice and Matthew Rose To Lead the Global Corporate Communications Practice

Posted on: Monday, 26 January 2009, 09:39 CST

Matthew Della Croce Promoted to General Manager of MWW Group's New York City Office

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group, (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, today announced that Alissa Blate will head the firm's global consumer marketing practice and that Matthew Rose will head the global corporate communications practice. Additionally, Matthew Della Croce, deputy general manager of the firm's New York City office, has been named general manager of that office.

"MWW Group's leadership team is stronger and the depth and breadth of our expertise greater than at any point in our 23-year history," said Michael W. Kempner, MWW Group president and chief executive officer. "This leadership evolution will help MWW Group better-align its resources for national and global assignments and facilitates the seamless delivery of best practices and high-level client engagement across the entire company."

"Alissa Blate and Matt Rose are true experts and thought leaders in the respective fields and in their new roles as global practice leaders will drive the development of innovative client programs, new product and services and new thinking around strategic consumer and corporate communications," continued Kempner. "In New York, Matthew Della Croce is an exceptionally-talented manager and public relations practitioner, particularly in the areas of financial and professional services, and we look forward to his leadership in helping to further develop MWW Group's presence in that critical marketplace."

Blate, an executive vice president based in the firm's East Rutherford headquarters, joined MWW Group in 1997. In her role as Director of Consumer Lifestyle Marketing at MWW Group, Blate has led many of the agencies most prominent consumer marketing engagements, including its work for Samsung, Nikon, McDonalds and Bank of America. Blate specializes in helping consumer-facing organizations achieve bottom-line business objectives by focusing on audience-specific communications to create critical mass for their brands.

Rose, an executive vice president and former general manager of MWW Group's New York City office, joined the agency in 2003. Rose specializes in corporate reputation management, crisis communications, corporate social responsibility and financial transactions. His work on behalf of MWW Group clients has ranged from developing an industry-leading environmental responsibility initiative for Samsung and serving as crisis communications counsel for JetBlue, to managing external communications around executive transitions, CSR initiatives and multi-billion dollar acquisitions for Sun Microsystems.

Della Croce joined MWW Group in 2008 as a senior vice president and deputy general manager of the New York City office, bringing 18-years experience supporting major global brands, including JPMorgan Chase, ExxonMobil and UPS, and managing large communications team. Della Croce came to MWW Group from Phase IV Health & Performance Center, a California-based wellness/fitness start-up, where he was president. Prior to that, Della Croce served as executive vice president and director of corporate and U.S. financial communications for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide.

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... and Deliver" commitment to client service. For the past four years, MWW Group has been 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 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report 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).

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Source: PR Newswire

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