Kratos Global Strategies Appoints Senior Management Team

April 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Washington, D.C., April 22, 2010 – Kratos Global Strategies, a company with expertise in strategic communications, public affairs and business consulting, today announced the appointment of 10 members of its senior leadership team to manage a business base that has grown by nearly 250 percent in only three months.
     “We are doing exceptional work for our clients, so it was vital that we create a senior management infrastructure to sustain our growth while continuing to provide the highest levels of service,” said Kratos CEO Paul Johnson. “Our company is built on two principles: First, identify and keep the best people, and second, add value to our clients’ bottom line. These appointments exemplify our commitment to both of those important tenets.”
   Kratos has developed a bench of industry experts to serve clients through its range of nine key practice areas, including infrastructure, energy, healthcare, education, technology, financial services, sustainability, homeland security and public safety, as well as the recently added ‘Live:Well’ practice, which focuses on whole living, nutrition and active lifestyles. Drawing on its flat structure of senior level thought-leaders from diverse backgrounds allows Kratos to provide a unique mix of consulting services that transcends the capabilities of a traditional communications company. Working as a partner, Kratos guides business strategies with a focus on building equity and high return on behalf of its C-suite clients.  
   “Kratos is undertaking a wide variety of work for our clients, from restoring brands in crisis to creating new brands from the ground up, to deploying traditional, political and grassroots assets to achieve tangible results,” Johnson said.
   Johnson announced the following appointments to Kratos’ senior management team:
•         Christine Middleton, Managing Director, Mid-Atlantic, former vice president at Fleishman-Hillard, who brings 16 years’ experience working alongside corporate, government and non-profit organizations such as AARP, The Smithsonian and the U.S. Navy, to enhance reputation and build their brands;
•       Richard (Dick) Doyle, CAE, Sr. Vice President, Mid-Atlantic, a veteran association executive and public policy professional who most recently led a sleep industry association as its president and CEO for the past seven years;
•       Mark Isaac, Sr. Vice President, Mid-Atlantic, former vice president of public policy and communications at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation who drives strategy, advocacy and communications for non-profit and political clients, specializing in healthcare, international development and education issues;
•       Heather Sabharwal, Vice President, Mid-Atlantic, a seasoned media relations practitioner who most recently served as director of PR for Strayer University and also executed national media campaigns at GolinHarris and Fleishman-Hillard;
•       James Morice, Managing Director, Mid-West, former regional president at Fleishman-Hillard with more than 23 years’ experience handling public affairs, corporate reputation management and crisis communications programs for clients such as Anheuser-Busch and American Honda, among many others;
•       Mark Abels, Sr. Vice President, Mid-West – a public relations executive with 35 years of communications strategy, crisis communications and grassroots constituency development experience after serving as the communications executive at two major airlines and executive positions at Fleishman-Hillard;
•       Brian Hardwick, Managing Director, West, a founding member of the senior management team at Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, he oversaw the development and execution of the largest social marketing campaign in history on clean energy and climate change;
•       Lisa Novak, General Manager, West, former executive vice president and U.S. marketing practice director at Ruder Finn where she expanded the agency’s national consumer offering with an emphasis on creating integrated communications programs for food, beverage and wellness brands;
•       Darren Katz, Managing Director, South and Grassroots, former president and co-founder of the Edison Group, who oversees and manages grassroots and public affairs programs;
•       Vanessa Champlin, Sr. Vice President, South, former vice president group manager at a top global public relations agency, leading the development of the health and wellness practice in the Southeast and counseling an array of clients on brand development, consumer advocacy and community relations.
   “Any public affairs or strategic communications consultancy in the world would count itself fortunate to have this breadth and depth of management skills,” Johnson said. “A group of this caliber, assembled within just a few months, helps drive the people- and client-oriented culture that’s vital to being who we want to be.”
   Kratos is a subsidiary of Interpoint Group, which also owns National Strategies (NSI), a consultancy that guides clients through the procurement and regulatory process at the federal, state and local levels.
   “Under the Interpoint Group banner, NSI and Kratos create synergies to contribute to clients’ bottom line,” said Al Gordon, Chairman and CEO of Interpoint Group. “Together, the two companies provide a unique and integrated offering that no other company can offer.”


About Kratos Global Strategies
Kratos is a global business consultancy that uses communications and advocacy strategies to help clients grow and prosper.  Kratos executes through strategic communications, grassroots advocacy, ally development, reputation and crisis management, public and media relations, and digital communications.  Launched in 2010, Kratos is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and is part of the Interpoint Group family of companies.  For more information, visit www.kratosglobal.com.

About Interpoint Group
Interpoint Group provides the experience to impact clients’ business, brand and overall standing with stakeholders by serving as valued partners and advisors. Launched in 2010, the management company offers an integrated suite of services through two companies – NSI and Kratos Global Strategies – that specialize in government market sales/government relations and public affairs, respectively.  Executing as partners, clients can leverage services across the Interpoint Group platform of companies or independently to achieve their strategic business objectives.  Learn more at www.interpointgroup.com.

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Global business consultancy that uses communications and advocacy strategies to help clients grow and prosper. Offers strategic communications, grassroots , ally development, reputation/crisis management, public relations and digital communications.