APCO WORLDWIDE STRENGTHENS BRUSSELS TEAM WITH KEY HIRES

Brussels (15 November 2011) – Elizabeth Crossick, an experienced public affairs and communication practitioner, joins APCO Worldwide as deputy managing director of the Brussels office, announced Brad Staples, president, international.

In addition to her operational responsibilities, Crossick will work with Paolo Nicoletti, managing director in Brussels, and Michael Burrell, vice chairman of public affairs, Europe, to help expand APCO’s public affairs offering in Brussels and across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

“I am delighted that Elizabeth is joining us,” said Staples. “She brings with her considerable expertise and an impressive track record and will add greatly to the counsel we provide clients and the depth of our offering in the region.”

Crossick is a trained barrister with more than 15 years of public affairs and communication experience in Brussels and London, having established and successfully managed her own consultancy. She previously served as director of government relations and CSR at Brown-Forman and spent 10 years at Freshfields Bruckhaus & Deringer, where she built the firm’s public affairs operation in Brussels. Crossick also worked as a director at the European Policy Centre, a respected Brussels think tank.

“I am excited to join APCO, a company I have long admired for its reputation of excellent work on behalf of its clients and for its strong leadership in the industry,” said Crossick.

Louise Rowntree also joined APCO earlier this month as associate manager in the Brussels office. Rowntree is a trained lawyer and previously worked as account director and practice leader, competition and trade, at Hill & Knowlton in Brussels. Earlier in her career, she worked at law firms Holman Fenwick & Willan in Paris and Norton Rose in London and Brussels.

Crossick and Rowntree follow the appointment of Colin Mackay, former communication and partnerships director for the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), as a director of the health care practice in Brussels. Mackay has more than 20 years of industry experience in the health care sector, was previously head of the health care practice for Weber Shandwick in Brussels and also held various roles with Aventis and Organon Laboratories.

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About APCO Worldwide

Founded in 1984, APCO Worldwide is an award-winning, independently owned global communication consultancy with offices in major cities throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., APCO clients include corporations and governments; industry associations and nonprofit organizations; and six of the top 10 companies on the Fortune 500. APCO offers services related to business, industry and finance; media, public opinion and society; and government and public policy. The firm is a majority women-owned business. For more information, please visit www.apcoworldwide.com.