MWW Group Appoints Tina-Marie A. Adams as Midwest General Manager and Senior Vice President of Firm's Chicago Office

CHICAGO, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group (http://www.mww.com/), one of the nation's top ten public relations firms, announced today that Tina-Marie A. Adams has been named senior vice president and Midwest general manager of the agency's Chicago office. Adams' responsibilities include expanding MWW Group's presence and reach in the Midwest region, while providing senior-level counsel to some of the firm's top clients. She joins MWW Group following seven years at Hill & Knowlton (H&K) where she served as Midwest director, public affairs & healthcare. During her tenure at H&K, Adams grew the Midwest office's revenues by an average of 39 percent for five consecutive years, and was named 2005 Top U.S. H&K New Business Practitioner.

"Tina-Marie is an exceptional talent, a tremendous PR counselor and a proven leader with a history of driving business growth. She brings a client- centric attitude that reflects MWW Group's trademark focus of providing excellence in client service," said Michael W. Kempner, president and CEO of MWW Group. "Additionally, Tina-Marie brings a wide range of experience working alongside leading global brands across many industries. She has counseled dozens of top executives including CEOs, governors, commissioners and presidents of organizations on key business and crisis issues."

"I am thrilled to join a firm known for its entrepreneurialism, top talent and renowned client service," said Adams. "I'm looking forward to bringing even greater awareness of MWW Group to the Chicago and Midwest marketplace."

Throughout her career, Adams has worked with major global companies including Allstate, American Optometric Association, Exelon, Marshall Field's, McDonald's, MGM Mirage, Safeway and Target Corporation.

During her tenure at H&K, Adams oversaw many of the firm's top public affairs, corporate communications, issues management and marketing communications clients. Additionally, she served as U.S. H&K training director, where she led strategic direction for all facets of U.S. staff development.

Prior to H&K, Adams managed a variety of corporate communications, public affairs and consumer marketing client accounts and staff at Fleishman-Hillard, The Tierney Group and Forester & Co. Previously, she was a journalist with Gannett Newspapers in Pittsburgh and The Chicago Tribune.

Adams holds a bachelor's degree in public and corporate communication from Butler University and a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

About MWW Group

In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. Additionally, for three out of the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report/Kelly & Lugbauer agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution.

MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations. The agency is nationally recognized for its work in consumer marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs and government relations, technology and healthcare. Headquartered in East Rutherford, N.J., MWW Group has 11 full-service offices representing national and multinational companies, including Sun Microsystems; Samsung; McDonald's; Nikon; Bally Total Fitness; Sara Lee; Volkswagen of America, Inc.; Amazon.com; FreshDirect; Trans World Entertainment; Scottish Enterprise; Verizon; Oxford Health Plans; Roche; The Mills Corporation; Los Angeles Community College District; The Palm Restaurants and many Fortune 1000 clients in the consumer, professional services and industrial sectors. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies . For more information on MWW Group, visit http://www.mww.com/.