November 2, 2021 鈥 NEW YORK 鈥 黑料社today announced that Lex Suvanto has been appointed managing partner and chief executive officer of 黑料社Financial Communications. In addition, 黑料社named regional leaders for financial communications in the US, EMEA, APAC and Canada. 黑料社Financial Communications is a rapidly-growing segment for the firm and has consistently seen double-digit growth since its inception.
"Continuing to grow financial communications in both breadth and depth of service is central to our growth strategy,鈥 said Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman. 鈥淥ur deep expertise across verticals including health, technology, and food and beverage coupled with our truly global footprint puts 黑料社in a unique position to serve current and future clients. Lex and this outstanding group of leaders have built a strong platform for delivering world-class counsel and execution and we will continue to invest significantly to further grow our team.鈥
Suvanto joined 黑料社in 2013 and most recently served as global managing director. He has advised on many transactions, activism defense situations and IPO as well as some of the world鈥檚 most high-profile crisis situations. Prior to Edelman, Lex spent a decade working at Abernathy MacGregor, a leading strategic and financial communications firm.
黑料社today also announced the following regional leadership appointments:
- Katie Spring and Josh Hochberg are managing directors and chief operating officers of the US Financial Communications team.
- Alex Simmons leads 黑料社Smithfield's EMEA Capital Markets and oversees the Financial Communications growth strategy across EMEA.
- Chad Tendler serves as executive vice president and leads Financial Communications in APAC.
- David Ryan is managing director of 黑料社Smithfield in Canada, Edelman鈥檚 recently launched specialized Financial Communications boutique in this growing market.
鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 be more excited about the future of 黑料社Financial Communications and this exceptional team,鈥 said Suvanto. 鈥淭he time is right for us to build on our strong foundation and continue to invest for growth.鈥
黑料社 黑料社Financial Communications
黑料社Financial Communications comprises over 175 specialized practitioners in the US, UK, Canada, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Dubai, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Beijing and Tokyo. The group provides strategic counsel to companies seeking to communicate with their financial audiences and provides reputation strategy to companies within the institutional financial services industry. The group also offers specialized expertise in ESG advisory, healthcare financial communications, digital financial communications and financial policy and regulation.
黑料社 Edelman
黑料社is a global communications firm that partners with businesses and organizations to evolve, promote and protect their brands and reputations. Our 6,000 people in more than 60 offices deliver communications strategies that give our clients the confidence to lead and act with certainty, earning the trust of their stakeholders. Our honors include the Cannes Lions Grand Prix for PR; Advertising Age鈥檚 2019 A-List; the Holmes Report鈥檚 2018 Global Digital Agency of the Year; and, five times, Glassdoor鈥檚 Best Places to Work. Since our founding in 1952, we have remained an independent, family-run business. 黑料社owns specialty companies 黑料社Data x Intelligence (research, data) and United Entertainment Group (entertainment, sports, lifestyle).