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Katarina Wallin Bureau P +32 473421141 | Burson-Marsteller and Mikhailov & Partners Launch Strategic Partnership |
Moscow, June 24, 2009 – Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications consultancy and Mikhailov & Partners today announced a strategic partnership for Russia and the CIS countries.
Mikhailov & Partners is a leading strategic communications consultancy covering Russia and other CIS markets. Their clients include leading Russian and international companies, financial groups, non-governmental organisations, charity foundations, government agencies and public associations. Mikhailov & Partners hold leading positions in some of the most prestigious ratings in the fields of PR, IR and communications consulting.
“This partnership is an important strategic move for Burson-Marsteller and lays the foundation for a long-term relationship and future expansion,” commented Mark Penn, Worldwide President & CEO Burson-Marsteller. “Russia represents a growing and strategically important market for communications services and one where we are committed to growing. We have already been working there for many years and look forward to building on this with the outstanding team from Mikhailov & Partners.”
“I am very pleased to be able to announce the partnership between Mikhailov & Partners and Burson-Marsteller while many experts are talking about transformations on the strategic communications market,” said Juliana Slaschova, President of Mikhailov & Partners. “The strategic partnership with Burson-Marsteller enables us to provide our clients with the full range of services in every area as well as essentially expand our client portfolio.”
“Burson-Marsteller has been looking for the right partner for several years. Our team carried out the review of potential partners and the market has matured rapidly and significantly since we left in 1998,” said Jeremy Galbraith, CEO Burson-Marsteller Europe, Middle East & Africa. “Mikhailov has full-service strategic communications capabilities and the same commitment to client service as Burson-Marsteller. This is an extremely significant addition to our EMEA network. Our partnership also distinguishes itself from other agreements between Russian and international agencies in that we will truly cooperate as partners.”
About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller (www.burson-marsteller.com), established in 1953, is a leading global public relations and communications firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, advertising and web-related services. The firm’s seamless worldwide network consists of 72 offices and 58 affiliate offices, together operating in 83 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Brands, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), one of the world’s leading communications services networks.
About Mikhailov & Partners (www.m-p.ru)
Mikhailov & Partners. Strategic Communications Management is a leading Russian provider of strategic communications services. Founded in 1993, the company has a close-knit team of over 100 professionals specialising in financial, corporate, internal and social communications. They have conducted over a thousand communications campaigns for clients including BMW, Barclays Bank, The Coca-Cola Company, Gazprombank, DTEK, Rossiya Bank, Organising Committee Sochi 2014, ING, Interpipe, Ilim, Onexim Group, Total, National Media Group, PPF Investments, System Capital Management, VTB, Wintershall and other major Russian and international companies, investment banks, industrial groups and associations. |
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