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| Whaewon Choi-Wiles |
Whaewon Choi-Wiles, who was most recently general manager, SVP and at FleishmanHillard, comes on board at Audi of America as director of corporate communications.
Choi-Wiles had been at FH since 2010, serving in positions that included brand practice leader and interim chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer. She previously worked at St. Louis-based advertising firm Adamson.
At Audi of America, Choi-Wiles will lead communications efforts focused on shaping its brand reputation. She will lead brand storytelling, executive visibility, internal and corporate communications, and reporting to Audi of America's SVP and CCO. Emilie Cotter.
"Whaewon's wealth of experience across industries, strategic thinking and creative approach to corporate storytelling brings expertise that will help Audi of America shape our path forward for key stakeholders," said Cotter.
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