Robert Mathias Inducted into PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Mathias, CEO of Ogilvy Public Relations in North America and President of Ogilvy Washington, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame for the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NCC).
For more than 25 years, Mathias has been a leader in the public relations industry, specializing in issues advocacy, reputation management, and crisis communications. Previously, Robert served under the U.S. Energy Secretary and subsequently as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Yellowstone Park Foundation, a private philanthropy dedicated to the protection and preservation of Yellowstone National Park. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the LaGrant Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations. He also served as Chairman of the Board for the Lab School in Washington, DC for five years.
"Rob is a people person," said Marcia Silverman, Chair Emeritus of Ogilvy Public Relations who introduced Mathias. "He enjoys spending time with clients, becoming friends with them, and learning to care about their challenges. It's this point of view that makes Rob and Ogilvy different from a lot of other agencies in the marketplace."
The PRSA-NCC Hall of Fame represents an elite group of communications experts from around the Washington, DC region, from agency heads, White House and Capitol Hill press secretaries, Pentagon spokespersons, business leaders, government officials, international experts, social activists, labor leaders, professors and educators.
Debra Silimeo of Hager Sharp and Don McLearn, formerly of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, were also inducted into the Hall of Fame last night.
"The practice of public relations has never been more dynamic or more needed than it is today," Mathias said during his remarks at the National Press Club last night. "If I were to start my career all over again, I wouldn't hesitate for a moment to go into public relations. In fact, I would be more excited than ever."
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony was held during the annual Thoth Awards on Wednesday evening at the National Press Club. Ogilvy took home three awards for work with the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dating Matters program, and the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation.
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2015, for the fourth consecutive year, Ogilvy was named Network of the Year by the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. Ogilvy also has been named Most Effective Agency Network for three consecutive years by the Effie Global Effectiveness Index, as well as Best Digital Consultancy in the World and Most Creative Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy integrates deeply with all Ogilvy disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, content, digital and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. For more information, visit our website at www.ogilvypr.com or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypr.
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