Top Executive to Lead Agency's Coalition-Based Public Affairs Programming

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of naming Neil Dhillon
 as Managing Director in its Washington D.C. office, Ruder Finn announced
 today the appointment of John Doyle, as senior vice president in
 Washington. Doyle will direct the agency's public policy communications
 group and report directly to Dhillon.
     Prior to joining Ruder Finn, Doyle was senior vice president for Berman
 and Company, a marketing, research and communications firm with strong ties
 to the hospitality, retail and food and beverage industries. A former
 newspaper reporter, Doyle brings two decades of public affairs and public
 policy communications experience to Ruder Finn. He has served as executive
 director of the American Beverage Institute, a restaurant and beverage
 industry trade association, and was managing director of the Employment
 Policies Institute, a non-profit think tank specializing in labor policy.
 Doyle also co-founded the Center for Consumer Freedom. He also held the
 position of Director of Communications for the American Trucking
 Associations.
     "John is an experienced, highly-regarded expert in the world of
 grassroots and coalition development, and we are thrilled that he has
 joined the Ruder Finn team to add these essential elements to our global
 offering," said Dhillon. "There will be many controversial policy issues
 during and after 2007 and many companies and trade associations will want
 to unite and forge coalitions to best confront and win the policy battle in
 their favor. John is simply the best in the industry in devising and
 executing these coalitions in winning fashion, so we are obviously
 delighted that he is on our side of the field," added Dhillon.
     Doyle will help expand the public policy communications group, building
 on the firm's strong healthcare, corporate technology,
 institutional/non-profit and marketing practices. He will develop the
 firm's coalition-based public affairs programs, public policy
 communications capabilities, and grassroots networks.
     "The Ruder Finn Washington office is continuing to add top talent and
 personnel for the benefit of all our global clients," said Richard Funess,
 president, Ruder Finn/Americas. "Adding John Doyle today, coupled with Neil
 Dhillon's recent announcement as head of the Washington office, clearly
 reinforces our strong intentions of offering full service public affairs
 and public relations capabilities to our diverse set of clients," added
 Funess.
     Doyle holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in journalism from California
 State University Fresno.
     About Ruder Finn
     Ruder Finn is a leading independent communications, counseling and
 services Agency with more than 57 years of experience. The Ruder Finn Group
 maintains offices in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco,
 Washington, London, Paris, and Jerusalem. Asia Pacific offices include
 Sydney, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. The Agency
 also works with leading independent affiliates in major markets throughout
 the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Ruder Finn is ranked No. 1 in New York
 in revenues and staff size by the PR trade newsletter, O'Dwyer's, The
 Agency serves the global and local communications needs of more than 250
 corporations and nonprofit organizations.
     Contact:
     Richard Funess
     President-Ruder Finn Americas
     212-593-6303
     funess@ruderfinn.com
 
 

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