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Larry Kamer Joins The Glover Park Group As Managing Director & Director of Public Affairs

June 23, 2009

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 23, 2009 - The Glover Park Group announced that Larry Kamer, a veteran communications expert, has joined the firm as a Managing Director and Director of Public Affairs.

“Larry is among the nation’s most respected corporate communications executives,” said Chip Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Glover Park Group. “He will be an important strategist and counselor to our clients and offers the firm invaluable insight as we expand the reach of breadth of our services.”

Kamer has been recognized for accomplishments throughout his career, including as a “PR All-Star” (Holmes Report), and as one of “America’s Top 10 Crisis Busters” (PR Week). According to Corporate Legal Times, “Larry Kamer can stop any rumor.” He has also won numerous industry awards for crisis and issues management, public affairs, and corporate communications campaigns.

Kamer’s clients have included some of the world’s most recognizable brands, institutions and associations. Published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company and major local newspapers, he is frequently cited as an expert in reputation and controversy management.

Most recently, Kamer served as West Region Director and Senior Counselor for Fleishman-Hillard, where he directed the agency’s offices in California and Oregon and co-chaired the corporate communications practice.

Kamer previously served as President, North America of Manning Selvage & Lee (MS&L), a global public relations firm. In this role, he directed MS&L’s U.S. and Canadian business, was a member of the firm’s global management team, and was a counselor to some of the firm’s largest clients, including DeBeers, Harvard University, Hawaii Pacific Health, Home Depot, Roche, and Reebok.

About The Glover Park Group

In a fast-changing business environment powerfully affected by political trends, The Glover Park Group helps organizations succeed by creating crisp influence campaigns' that shape the way critical audiences view our clients and their goals. The firm offers a range of communication services, including advocacy and image advertising, public affairs services, media relations, issues and crisis management, legislative affairs, research and corporate communications to Fortune 50 companies, non-profit organizations, initiative campaigns, and industry coalitions. The Glover Park Group is based in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York and Los Angeles.

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