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| Justin Perras |
Justin Perras, who was global director of media relations at international law firm White & Case, is coming on board at Prosek Partners as managing director.
Prior to joining White & Case in 2016, Perras led communications for Credit Suisse’s Asset Management division, overseeing internal and external communications, crisis communications and messaging.
He also spent five years at J.P. Morgan overseeing press outreach and messaging for the corporate & investment bank’s credit and debt-focused businesses, and has served as a senior VP at Dukas Public Relations (now Dukas Linden).
“He will be a great addition to our strong leadership team, and we expect our client base will benefit from Justin’s deep financial and professional sector experience,” said Prosek Partners founder and managing partner Jennifer Prosek.
Prosek came in at #3 in O’Dwyer’s 2020 rankings of firms specializing in financial PR and investor relations.
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