WASHINGTON, DC: Manning, Selvage & Lee has expanded the duties of DC office managing director Joe Gleason, placing him in charge of an acquisition-minded public affairs growth strategy.
WASHINGTON, DC: Manning, Selvage & Lee has expanded the duties of
DC office managing director Joe Gleason, placing him in charge of an
acquisition-minded public affairs growth strategy.
Gleason, who has directed the firm’s public affairs practice since 1989,
will attempt to develop strategies and identify attractive targets for
acquisitions. While he will still have day-to-day management
responsibilities, he will focus on growth opportunities.
Brian Gaudet, recently promoted to SVP of creative and strategic
development, stressed the importance of having a strong public affairs
presence in the nation’s capital. ’To really have an impact in DC, we
have to expand our capabilities in that area,’ he said. ’We’ve got to
keep up.’
MS&L/DC has also increased the duties of SVP Don Hannaford, who assumes
more day-to-day management responsibility in the post of COO. Hannaford
has handled the agency’s Eli Lilly business and its public affairs work
for Mitsubishi Motors.
The agency’s DC office posted a 33% increase in revenues between 1997
and 1998.
