Burson-Marsteller appoints new director to Brand Marketing Practice
Zenopa
Burson-Marsteller has announced the appointment of Veena Raj as a new director and media strategist in its Global Consumer and Brand Marketing Practice. Ms Raj was previously vice-president of media relations at MSLGroup, where she worked on strategies

 
PRCAI elects New Managing Committee
India PRwire (press release)
The elected members are Sharif D Rangnekar (CEO & Director, Integral PR) for the post of President, Nikhil Dey, President, Public Relations, Genesis Burson Marsteller, as Vice President and Shivraj Parshad, Principal, The PRactice, as Secretary.

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PRCAI elects new management committee
exchange4media.com
Sharif D Rangnekar, CEO and Director, Integral PR has been elected President; Nikhil Dey, President, Public Relations, Genesis Burson Marsteller is the new Vice President; and Shivraj Parshad, Principal, The PRactice has been elected Secretary.

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Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry
New York Times
Michael Bassik, United States digital practice chairman at Burson-Marsteller, New York — part of the Young & Rubicam Group unit of WPP — was also named to serve as chief executive of a division of Burson-Marsteller, Proof Integrated Communications.

 
MSL's RAJ MOVES TO BM
O’Dwyer’s PR News
By Kevin McCauley Veena Raj, who was VP-media relations at MSLGroup, has joined Burson-Marsteller as director/media strategist in its global consumer and brand marketing practice. At the Publicis Groupe unit, Raj handled media Procter & Gamble's tie

 
Allison+Partners Names MDs For New Chicago Office
The Holmes Report
Prior to joining Allison+Partners, he spent 11 years with Burson-Marsteller where he co-led the agency's corporate reputation offering within the US corporate practice. Shaughnessy's experience is in the consumer, business-to-business and technology

 
Burson-Marsteller's European boss wins SABRE Award
Zenopa
Burson-Marsteller's chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Jeremy Galbraith will be honoured at the 2012 SABRE Awards for his impressive contributions to the company's recent growth. Mr Galbraith has been named among the

 
Soccer Dads: The Most Likely White, Male Backers
New York Times
He is chief executive of the public relations firm Burson Marsteller and the polling firm Penn, Schoen Berland and the author of "Microtrends.'' President Obama faces his single toughest electoral challenge with white men – and his support for gay

 
The Circuit: LightSquared vows to push ahead; software piracy; medical devices
Washington Post (blog)
In its filing, the company revealed that its creditors include Boeing, Alcatel Lucent, Burson-Marsteller and Level 3, the report said. Software piracy: In a study released Tuesday, the Business Software Alliance said that it has found that over half of

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LIGHTSQUARED OWES BM
O’Dwyer’s PR News
By Kevin McCauley Burson-Marsteller ranks among unsecured creditors listed in the Chapter 11 filing of LightSquared, which envisions a satellite-based wireless communications network. The WPP unit is owed $265K. Philip Falcone, chief of Harbinger

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