By Greg Hazley
Bradford Williams, who recently joined the IPO-bound social deals giant Groupon as VP of global communications, has left the company after less than three months.
Julie Mossler, director of communications, confirmed to O’Dwyer’s that Williams is no longer with the company. Mossler said Groupon is now looking to fill the VP role as she oversees U.S. PR and director Heather Dickinson handles international communications.
Williams, a corporate PR veteran of Verisign, Yahoo and eBay, moved to Groupon in early June after the company filed for an initial public offering valuing it at around $30B.
Scrutiny of the company’s accounting and a rise in competition have turned up a PR spotlight on Groupon since then.
Williams’ exit was first mentioned on Twitter by Kara Swisher and reported by Business Insider.
The company’s PR team works with Brunswick Group and SS|PR.
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