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Howard Solomon A thirteen-year veteran of Ruder Finn, Howard Solomon was appointed managing director for Ruder Finn West in July, 2006. During his nearly three year tenure he has helped transform Ruder Finn’s West Coast presence into one of the fastest growing entities within the company network. |
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Rose Maciejewski Rose Maciejewski was appointed deputy managing director of Ruder Finn West in May 2008, after serving as west coast technology practice leader for three years. Rose has worked with Ruder Finn since the original dotcom boom, creating and directing strategic communications programs that have a strong impact on consumer and technology brands – as measured by both sales leads and online traffic. |
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Lisa Duszak Novak Lisa is an executive vice president and leader of Ruder Finn’s U.S. Marketing Practice, working across offices to drive strategy and creative news generation. With Ruder Finn for the better part of a decade, she currently oversees a $5 million book of business that includes a number of diverse brands |
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Alex Laurelli Alex Laurelli has more than a decade of marketing communications experience spanning from corporate and consumer to consortiums and technology, with clients including Sony Electronics, Discovery Channel, LIVESTRONG.com, IQNavigator, and All-America Rose Selections (AARS). |
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Howard Kalt Howard Kaltco-leads the Ruder Finn/West Investor Relations Practice, where he serves clients nationally in multiple industries, including technology, telecom and healthcare. He joined Ruder Finn in 2007 through merger of Kalt Rosen & Co., a leading investor relations firm he founded in 1982. |
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Neal Rosen Neal Rosen serves as co-head of the investor relations practice at Ruder-Finn West. He joined Ruder Finn with the merger of his 20+year-old investor relations firm into Ruder-Finn in 2007. |
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Pierre Hirsch Pierre Hirsch has over 30 years of business experience; 27 years in investor relations--largely at the corporate level. He has worked extensively in the natural resources and technology industries for companies including BHP, Freeport-McMoRan, BreitBurn Energy Partners, Hecla Mining, NeuStar, Dolby, Immersion, and Intraware. |
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Steven Shimek Steven Shimek is Vice President Business Development for Ruder Finn West. Based in the Los Angeles office, he is tasked with client relations, developing new business and growing existing client business throughout the western U.S. as well as Chicago and the Midwest. |











