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SARA JONES JOINS EDELMAN TO LEAD LOS ANGELES PUBLIC AFFAIRS PRACTICE
September 12, 2012 Edelman has named Sara Jones executive vice president and group head for Edelman Los Angeles' Public Affairs practice. Jones specializes in crisis and issues management, devising strategy to mitigate complex, high-risk situations for clients, with particular expertise in litigation and regulatory communications, and labor relations. She will report to James Williams, general manager of Edelman Los Angeles. Saras proven to be a brilliant issues management strategist during her twenty year career, said Williams. C-suite executives from a variety of industries aerospace and chemicals to healthcare and retail consider her a trusted counselor, and I know our clients in California and beyond will benefit greatly from her experience. Prior to joining Edelman, Jones served as managing director of public affairs firm Mercury LLC, where she led Crisis and Litigation Communications practices, providing counsel and securing major matters nationwide for Fortune 500 clients. Saras extensive history working on both the client and agency sides gives her a unique perspective on the issues facing our clients along the west coast, said Curt Kundred, president of Edelmans western region. Her successes in safeguarding corporate reputation, brand image and valuation for clients made her a natural fit for Edelman. Before her tenure at Mercury, Jones served as Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for Apollo Group, Inc., overseeing strategy and staff for crisis and issues management, corporate communications, public relations and research for the parent company and its eight subsidiaries in the U.S. and globally. Jones has also served in senior roles with APCO Worldwide, Burson Marsteller and Fleishman-Hillard. Edelman Los Angeles clients include Activision, Experian, Microsoft, PACSUN, Starbucks and Warner Bros. About Edelman Edelman is the worlds largest public relations firm, with 65 offices and more than 4,500 employees worldwide, as well as affiliates in more than 30 cities. Edelman was named Advertising Ages topranked PR firm of the decade in 2009 and one of its A-List Agencies in both 2010 and 2011; Adweeks 2011 PR Agency of the Year; PRWeeks 2011 Large PR Agency of the Year; and The Holmes Reports 2011 Global Agency of the Year and its 2011 North American Large Agency of the Year. Edelman was named one of the Best Places to Work by Advertising Age in 2010 and 2012 and among Glassdoors top five 2011 Best Places to Work. Edelman owns specialty firms Blue (advertising), A&R Edelman (technology), DJE Science (medical education and biotech), and agencies Edelman Significa (Brazil), and Pegasus (China). Visit http://www.edelman.com for more information.
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