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PROI Worldwide names its international management board slate for 2021/2022, led by global chair Ciro Dias dos Reis, president of Brazil-based Imagem Corporativa. In addition to Reis, the board includes EMEA region vice-chairs Nicola Nel of South Africa’s Atmosphere Communications and Rania Azab, 4PR Group, Egypt; Americas region vice-chairs Trudy Kremer of Jackson Spalding and Lambert CEO Jeff Lambert; and APAC region vice-chairs Angela Scaffidi of Australia’s Senate/SHJ and Elaine Chuah of Priority Communications in Malaysia. PROI Worldwide encompasses more than 80 PR and communications businesses in 165 cities and 55 countries.
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MikeWorldWide accepts applications for its second-year pro bono PR program supporting small business founders and entrepreneurs from under-represented communities. Eligible applicants must represent businesses owned by people of color, women or members of the LGBTQ community, and earn less than $5 million in annual revenue. Two applicants will be selected to enter a six-month pro bono engagement with MWW that will start in the fall. “We know the value that good PR can bring to a company's growth, so we are grateful that we can give under-represented founders an extra boost to support their business,” said MWW vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion Amber Micala Arnold. The application can be accessed on the agency's website and will be open until 11:59 pm ET on Friday, Sept. 17.
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Tigercomm, which focuses on the cleantech industry, acquires Tampa, FL-based Chase Media Services, a consultancy focused on cleantech and climate change communications. Chase Media president Melissa Baldwin will join Tigercomm as senior VP. The company says the acquisition is intended to help Tigercomm meet an expanding contract flow from several fast-growing clean economy sectors. “This acquisition is a strong fit with our growth trajectory,” said Tigercomm founder and president Mike Casey. The acquisition is expected to be completed by Nov. 1.
Page launches the Polansky Future Leaders Fund, which was established through a gift from 2025 Page Hall of Fame inductee and former Weber Shandwick Global CEO Andy Polansky... Ruder Finn reintroduces its website, ruderfinn.com, which will now feature a large language model (LLM) as its primary user interface... Higher Plane Media is launched by former Sloane & Company CEO Darren Brandt.
Champion, which specializes in restaurant, franchise and consumer brands, opens a Miami office, adding to its operations in Dallas and Los Angeles... Violet PR, a Montclair, NJ-based firm that focuses on economic development, commercial real estate and place branding, opens a second office on Park Avenue South in New York... Inflection Point, a founder-led, senior growth systems partner for startups and growth-stage businesses, launches... PRSA announces the recipients of its inaugural Women of Impact Awards. Honorees honorees were recognized during the PRSA Women of Impact Summit & Awards at the Union League Club of Chicago.
FleishmanHillard is shuttering its 20-member Dublin office as Omnicom Public Relations reorganizes its global operations... Vested acquires Watermark, a D.C.-based public affairs and special situations firm.... Matter earns two Pinnacle Awards 2026 Marketing & Communications honors for its clients.
Quad/Graphics launches Direct, a Quad Agency to help marketers create, execute and measure direct marketing campaigns in one connected offering... InnoVision Marketing Group SVP/senior creative director Giselle Campos and SVP/general manager Alanna Markey are among the first-ever winners of the San Diego Business Journal’s Indispensables Awards, which recognizes professionals who make the greatest impact within their organizations and across the San Diego business community... Park Place Technologies, an IT infrastructure services firm that works with Feintuch Communications, releases the second episode of its “The Savvy CIO” podcast. 
Ripley PR is named a silver winner in the TITAN American Business Awards’ Outstanding PR Campaign category... Excellera, a corporate-advisory firm, came in at number one in deal count, as well as fourth in deal value, in Mergermarket’s list of top EMEA firms... Thunderly is telling the stories of military veterans who transferred the discipline, organization and leadership skills developed in service to their country into successful post-military careers as franchise business owners, as part of its year-long "American Dreamers: The Stories of Franchising" effort.
