Lou Capozzi Steps Down From Chairman Emeritus Role at Publicis PRCC

Maintains honorary role as MS&L senior counselor

MS&L, one of the world’s leading global communications firms, today announced that Lou Capozzi has stepped down from his chairman emeritus position with the Publicis Groupe’s Public Relations and Corporate Communications group (PRCC), and will maintain an honorary role as MS&L senior counselor.

In his new role, Capozzi will be involved with numerous industry speaking and education opportunities that support MS&L’s business objectives. He will continue in his position as president of the International Communications Consultants Organisation (ICCO), as well as his role as adjunct professor in New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies Masters Degree program in public relations.

“Lou has been very active and visible in the communications industry since he left the firm in 2005, and we’re happy to be able to support his involvement and thought leadership,” said Mark Hass, CEO of MS&L Worldwide, a network of communications brands and consultancies with 54 offices in North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia, as well as an extensive affiliate network.

Capozzi joined MS&L in 1990 as creative director.  He was named CEO in 1997, and led the firm for seven years.  He left MS&L in 2005 to become chairman of parent company Publicis Groupe’s PRCC, a unit that aligns the Groupe’s public relations, public affairs and corporate communications resources. Capozzi was named chairman emeritus for the organization in 2007.

About MS&L
MS&L is a leading global communications firm and part of MS&L Worldwide, a network of communications brands and consultancies with 54 offices in North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia, as well as an extensive affiliate network. The agency specializes in using research, insights and technology to create and execute powerful communications strategies that are critical to client success. With a unique combination of advice, advocacy and action, MS&L delivers measurable business results for many of the world's largest companies and most successful brands.

MS&L Worldwide (mslworldwide.com) is a member of the Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s fourth largest communications group, and a global leader in digital and online advertising, media consulting, and healthcare communications. With some 45,000 professionals in 104 countries, the Groupe's activities cover advertising through three global advertising networks:  Leo Burnett, Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, as well as through its two multi-hub networks Fallon Worldwide and 49%-owned Bartle Bogle Hegarty; media agencies with two worldwide networks ZenithOptimedia and Starcom MediaVest Group; and marketing services, including digital and interactive communications through Digitas, relationship and direct marketing, public and media relations, corporate and financial communications, multicultural communications, and event communications. The Groupe is also the world leader in healthcare communications. Web site: www.publicisgroupe.com.

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