NEW YORK: Helen Ostrowski, CEO of Porter Novelli, will serve as chair of the Council of Public Relations Firms' Board of Directors for 2006.
Other executive officers include Ogilvy PR Worldwide CEO Marcia Silverman, chair-elect for 2007; Abby Gouverneur Carr, principal at Bliss, Gouverneur & Associates, treasurer; Joel Curran, SVP and managing director of CKPR, secretary; and Harris Diamond, CEO of Weber Shandwick, immediate past chair of the council.
New board members include Richard French of French West Vaughan, Ketchum CEO Ray Kotcher, and Aedhmar Hynes, CEO of Text 100.
"The council's goals in 2006 are to build on the industry standards - pushing the business into new areas and addressing the issues that affect the PR industry," said president Kathy Cripps in a statement.
