NATIONAL Public Relations appoints Doris Juergens to newly-created position of Vice-President, Strategy

MONTREAL, Jan. 14, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Jean-Pierre Vasseur, President and Chief Executive Officer, is pleased to announce that Doris Juergens, a 25-year veteran with NATIONAL Public Relations, has been appointed Vice-President, Strategy.

In this newly-created position, Doris will contribute to developing and implementing strategic programs and initiatives to support the Firm's ongoing growth. This includes talent management, client relations, national committees and NATIONAL's strategic positioning.

"NATIONAL has been growing at an aggressive pace in the last couple of years and this position will contribute to maintaining our level of growth and achieving our objectives," said Jean-Pierre Vasseur. "Doris is one of our long-standing partners. She understands our structure, the programs that we currently have in place, and where we want to take the Firm in coming years. She is a great representative of our values and shares our long-term vision. I cannot think of a better person than her for this important role."

NATIONAL and its sister companies AXON Communications, Madano Partnership and Sonic Boom now have over 400 employees in 16 offices in Canada and abroad.

Doris joined NATIONAL in 1990 and has been a partner since 1997. She is a member of the Board of Directors of NATIONAL, where she has chaired the Human Resources Committee, the Digital Leadership Team, and most recently, was responsible for the establishment of the Analytics & Insights service. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Luc Beauregard Centre of Excellence in Communications Research at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, and a member of the board of directors of Youth Employment Services Montreal.

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About NATIONAL Public Relations
NATIONAL Public Relations is the largest public relations consultancy in Canada with offices in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, Halifax, St. John's, New York and London. The Firm serves leading corporate, government and institutional clients and offers the full range of communications services, including corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs, employee engagement, public consultation and participation, marketing, technology and healthcare communications, as well as digital communications. It provides medical communications, public relations and clinical trial support services to a wide section of the leading pharmaceutical and medical devices companies internationally under the name AXON Communications. NATIONAL is a subsidiary of RES PUBLICA Consulting Group. At the international level, the Firm is affiliated with Burson-Marsteller, part of WPP Group, a world leader in marketing communications.

SOURCE: NATIONAL Public Relations

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Meaghan Moroz
Coordinator NATIONAL Public Relations
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