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| Luke Lewis |
MikeWorldWide has announced that Luke Lewis, a nine-year veteran of FleishmanHillard, recently joined the firm as executive VP and managing director of its New York corporate communications practice. It’s a newly created post.
Lewis worked for the Omnicom unit in San Francisco and New York, where he was market lead for its corporate reputation practice and head of the Cisco account.
He also did stints at Hill & Knowlton, FTI Consulting and Burson-Marsteller during his nearly 20-year PR run.
Lewis has handled the Ford Motor, Genentech, Clorox, Levi Strauss and General Motors accounts in areas such as crisis/issues management, brand positioning and thought leadership.
MWW CEO Michael Kempner said Lewis’ “rich background in delivering comprehensive, modern and impactful solutions makes him a trusted advisor for clients.”
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