Scott Westcott Joins Casteel Schoenborn as a Vice President with the Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Firm
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Casteel Schoenborn named Scott Westcott vice president, investor relations and director, corporate communications.
Westcott, who previously served as a vice president with KeyCorp, will be responsible for advising clients and supporting the IR and corporate communications firm's growing community and regional banking practice, as well as expansion into other financial services industries.
"Scott's experience advising mid- and large-cap financial services companies and their top executives on how to successfully leverage strategic communications will be a tremendous asset for our firm and our clients," said Jeffrey A. Schoenborn, a Casteel Schoenborn principal. "We continue to invest in talent and resources that enable us serve a growing number of publicly traded companies and sophisticated private enterprises, particularly in highly regulated industries such as banking and financial services, and we're very pleased to have Scott joining our team."
Since 2013, Westcott has consulted for financial services companies with assets ranging from $16 billion to more than $300 billion assets, as well as corporate and non-profit clients in other industries. From 2008 to 2013 he was vice president, executive writer and strategic messaging lead at KeyCorp's Cleveland, Ohio headquarters, where he was responsible for corporate, executive and financial communications for the super-regional bank with more than $90 billion in assets. Previously, he served for five years as senior editor and executive speechwriter for the chief executive officer and other executives at Erie Indemnity Company, a FORTUNE 500 property and casualty insurance company based in Erie, Pa.
An accomplished writer, Westcott was a journalist for the first 15 years of his career, including more than a decade as a daily newspaper reporter and columnist for the Erie-Times News. He continues to write for local, national and industry trade publications including Inc. Magazine, Parade, MainStreet.com, Profit, CNN.com, The Federal Credit Union Magazine, Psychology Today, My Business, Human Resource Executive and The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
He has also served as an adjunct professor at Penn State Behrend and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, teaching undergraduate courses in journalism, public relations, corporate communications and crisis communications. Westcott was awarded a B.A. in English from Pennsylvania State University in State College.
Casteel Schoenborn Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Casteel Schoenborn clients – publicly traded companies, private enterprises, private equity firms and their legal and financial advisors – look to the investor relations and corporate communications firm's professionals to enhance and protect corporate reputations, secure full and fair equity valuation and achieve strategic business objectives. The firm specializes in serving regional and community banks, manufacturing and industrial companies, life sciences enterprises and retailers. Whether called upon to support ongoing IR and public relations programs, or advise on discrete matters such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets activities, or crisis communications, Casteel Schoenborn provides clients with actionable strategic counsel and responsive service from recognized leaders in the field. More information is available at www.csirfirm.com.
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