MIAMI, Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Courtney Cunningham has been named CEO of SWAY, a nationally-ranked public affairs and public relations agency based in Miami, FL.
Courtney has more than 25 years of experience leading successful public affairs campaigns for government and private sector clients including providing counsel to mayors, governors and a U.S. President. Prior to joining SWAY, Cunningham was Founder and President of Cunningham Group Inc., a public involvement and strategic communications firm.
"I am very excited to take on the role as CEO of SWAY and leading a very strong team, including President Yvonne Lorie, to deliver positive perception for brands and engage their stakeholders to affect behavioral change," said Cunningham.
Cunningham, a member of the Florida Bar and former investment banker, was one of the lead facilitators through the formation of the first wholly-minority owned holding company, Commonground/MGS – which included the merger of agencies Commonground, MGSCOMM, Cunningham Group and The Vidal Partnership - making him one of the six Founders and Managing Partners of the 300+ multicultural marketing communications company.
"Since our merger, SWAY has seen consistent growth and Courtney has been an instrumental part of this success and I am confident that under his leadership the agency will continue to grow and provide cutting-edge strategic communication counsel to clients," added Sherman Wright, CEO of Commonground/MGS. "Courtney is a highly experienced leader and his strong integrated communications background fits very well into the overall company's strategy for growth."
Courtney has received numerous recognitions including a Prudential-Davis Productivity Award – awarded to his firm by the State of Florida. He is also a Fellow of the British-American Project, an organization comprised of political, economic, thought and business leaders from Great Britain and United States.
Additionally, Courtney has served both as Vice-Chairman and Chairman of Floridians for Better Transportation, and for five years was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Florida, where he led trustee-level communications. He's also joined the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida Council of Advisors.
Most recently, SWAY was named a finalist for the PR Digital Daily "PR and Social Media Awards" in the 'Live Chat' category for their Milk Life campaign in addition to being a finalist for the PR News "Platinum PR Awards" in community relations for the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority Advantage Program.
About SWAY
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Commonground/MGS, SWAY offers a full spectrum of public relations services including: media relations, community relations, grassroots and event marketing, public affairs, public engagement, web development, crisis management, blogger relations, social media, and content development in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America. At SWAY we engage consumers for our client partners, swaying opinions, beliefs and emotion, and then turning those perceptions into actions. To learn more about SWAY, visit our site, Facebook page and follow us @discoverswaypr.
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