Ronald Hanser Elected Chairman of Pinnacle Worldwide
Public Relations Executive Leads Global Corporation
DES MOINES, IOWA (June 7, 2006) - Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc., an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms, has announced the election of Ronald
Hanser as chairman of the worldwide board of directors, effective September 2006.
Hanser will remain president of West Des Moines-based Hanser & Associates, Iowa's leading public relations firm. He is Iowa's first public relations executive to lead a global PR organization. Hanser currently serves as president of Minneapolis-based Pinnacle and has been a member of its board of directors since 1999.
"We are fortunate to have leaders like Ronald Hanser on our bench with the proven executive skills and vision to lead a global corporation," said Larry Wheeler of Kansas City, Mo., chair of Pinnacle's nominating committee. "This is the strongest slate of international officers in Pinnacle's three-decade history."
"This is a vote of confidence for the practice of public relations in the Midwest," said Hanser. "I am grateful to our clients who allow Hanser & Associates to serve their PR needs and to our employees who make it possible for me to help lead a worldwide PR organization."
Pinnacle elected three other executive officers, including Hannemie Stitz (Kronberg, Germany), president; David Marriott (Seattle, Wash.), president-elect; and Scott Peyron (Boise, Idaho), treasurer. Other members elected to the executive committee are Jeannette Boccini (New York, NY), Ruud Bijl (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Ray Casas (Miami, Fla.), Barbara Coles (Indianapolis, Ind.), Gary Conkling (Portland, Ore.), Jerry Klein (Philadelphia, Pa.), Donna Vandiver (St. Louis, Mo.) and John Wells (Sydney, Australia).
The election was conducted in May through worldwide balloting by the Pinnacle firms. Pinnacle, founded in 1976, is an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms with offices in more than 60 major cities and 1,200 employees in 30 countries. Hanser & Associates is a partner in Pinnacle.
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ABOUT HANSER & ASSOCIATES
Hanser & Associates is an international award-winning public relations firm that helps companies build and maintain relationships with the people who are important to their future. Founded by Ronald Hanser and Bonnie Hanser in 1996, the firm is headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa and has an office in Omaha, Neb. Hanser & Associates is nationally ranked among the top independent PR firms in Midwest cities. The firm has won nearly 40 international, national and local awards for its public relations work, including the Public Relations Society of America's "Best of Show" and two national Bronze Anvils - the "Oscars" of PR. The firm has a strategic alliance with Redstone Communications, an Omaha-based advertising agency, and the two firms share offices in Des Moines and Omaha. Hanser & Associates is equity partner in Pinnacle Worldwide, Inc., an international corporation of independently owned public relations firms with offices in more than 60 major cities and 1,200 employees in 30 countries. Visit www.hanser.com for
more information.