Rich Jernstedt, the former CEO of Golin/Harris International,
has joined Fleishman-Hillard's Chicago office as executive
VP/senior partner.
"It's a perfect time in my career to make a move,"
he told O'Dwyer's. The F-H post provides "an opportunity
to be challenged, to learn and to grow," he added.
Jernstedt, who leaves GH/I as its chairman, said he has a
"tremendous respect for F-H's culture, and a high regard
for its people." Fred Cook is CEO of GHI, an Interpublic
entity.
The 57-year-old Jernstedt will handle new business development
duties, special projects and provide consumer marketing counsel.
He will work closely with Jack Modzelewski, F-H's president
for client relations, to cement ties with the Omnicom unit's
biggest clients. That group includes Visa, which has just
shifted its account from G/HI to F-H.
Jernstedt spent 26 years at G-HI, following a five-year stint
at Container Corp. of America and three years as a public
affairs officer in the U.S. Navy.
F-H CEO John Graham, 67, has just celebrated 30 years at
the helm of the St. Louis-based firm.
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