Kristen Sharkey Joins MWW As Senior Vice President And East Coast Technology Practice Lead

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW (www.mww.com), one of the top-five global independent public relations firms, announced today that Kristen Sharkey has joined MWW as senior vice president and East Coast technology practice lead. With more than 17 years of experience, Sharkey rounds out MWW's technology practice executive team with strength in enterprise, consumer, financial, ad/media and health technology verticals.

In her new role, Sharkey will oversee MWW's East Coast team and operations and will work with MWW's technology practice lead to manage and develop the rapidly growing U.S. technology practice at MWW. With a technology team that works cohesively and as one P&L across San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, Sharkey will apply her leadership, industry knowledge and client relations expertise to help manage and grow the practice as a whole.

Sharkey joins MWW from Makovsky, where she served as the executive vice president and technology practice lead overseeing a diverse group of clients in the areas of enterprise technology, mobility, ad-tech, business services and health technology.

"Kristen is simply one of the best technology practitioners I have come across in recent years, and we're thrilled to have her join our growing practice at a key time in our growth trajectory," said Molly Mulloy, executive vice president, MWW. "As the MWW technology practice continues its rapid expansion, Kristen's experience across a wide range of marquee brands and industries will be an invaluable asset to our firm and our clients," Mulloy said.

Prior to her most recent post at Makovsky, Sharkey served as global lead for Honeywell's Automated Control Systems account, led the North American, Financial Services and World Reports accounts for Capgemini and was the relationship lead for MasterCard's eCommerce and Core Products at Weber Shandwick. She previously served as a vice president at Hill & Knowlton working with organizations on technology security and privacy issues, product recalls and litigation concerns as a member of the crisis team and helped lead the HSBC and Deloitte Consulting and Tax Practices accounts.

Throughout her 17 year career, Sharkey has worked with brands such as WebMD, Bank of America, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Jackson Hewitt, Thompson Corporation, GE Capital, Factiva, TXU, Mirant, Computer Associates (CA), Entrust Technologies, E*Trade, Arrow Electronics, NFL, Mercedes Benz, Pitney Bowes, Dun & Bradstreet, Travelport/Orbitz, Bausch & Lomb, Kerzner, Financial Times, HP, and Amdocs.

Sharkey earned her Master of Science degree in communications and public relations at Boston University. She also holds a degree in political science from Fairfield University.

About MWW
MWW is one of the top mid-sized public relations firms and one of the five largest independent agencies in the US, and has its European headquarters in London. The firm is industry-recognized for its work in consumer lifestyle marketing, digital marketing and social media, corporate communications, public affairs and government relations, consumer technology, healthcare, LGBT marketing, research and insights, travel and visual branding.

MWW's approach to building and accelerating relevance for clients has been recognized over the years with top industry awards. Honors in 2014 include the Global SABRE Award and SABRE Award for "North American Campaign of the Year," "PR Agency of the Year" by the PR News Platinum PR Awards, "PR Agency of the Year," by the International Business Awards as well as "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBiz and "Top Places to Work in PR" by PR News. For more information on the firm's capabilities and "Matter More" commitment, visit www.mww.com. Connect with MWW on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus and Instagram.

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