Laura Catalano Joins MWW Group, Leads Public Affairs For Washington, D.C. Office
Former Senior Executive at Fleishman-Hillard Brings Deep Expertise in Environmental Sustainability, Energy, Transportation, and Crisis and Issues Management
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ --MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top 10 public relations firms, announced today that Laura Catalano has joined the firm as senior vice president in its Washington, D.C., office, where she will lead the company's Washington-based public affairs practice. As a senior member of the D.C. team, Ms. Catalano brings 20 years of experience in many of the most important issues being debated in Washington and across the nation.
"Laura brings tremendous savvy in energy and environmental communications and crisis and issues management, having counseled numerous top government agencies and Fortune 500 companies," said Michael W. Kempner, president and CEO of MWW Group. "She has a proven track record of building brand reputation, mobilizing coalitions and implementing campaigns that drive results."
Before joining MWW Group, Ms. Catalano served as senior vice president and partner at Fleishman-Hillard. While at Fleishman-Hillard she was group leader of the energy and environment practice in the public affairs division. In this role, Ms. Catalano served as a public affairs and public relations counselor, providing strategic communications counsel, media relations strategy, issues and crisis management, and corporate positioning support to Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, government agencies and non-profits. Most recently she has led communications programs for the American Trucking Associations, American Chemistry Council, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, PJM Interconnection, NRG Energy, Shell Oil, CSX Transportation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Previously, Ms. Catalano worked at Ketchum Public Relations where, among numerous projects, she directed a million dollar public affairs advocacy campaign for the American Automobile Manufacturers Association to help build support for the industry's proposal to reduce global warming. In addition, Ms. Catalano worked as chief editor for Inside Washington Publishers, where she helped create and launch a weekly business newsletter exclusively covering the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), providing readers with in-depth news and analysis of emerging state policy decisions and developments at Cal/EPA. She also served as editor for State Environmental Monitor and managing editor for New Fuels Report.
About MWW Group
MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations and "Aim High. Deliver" commitment to client service. For four years in a row, MWW Group was honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution. In 2008, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The American Business Awards and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News, in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).
