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Managing Director, Ruder-Finn/West, Executive Vice President, Regional Operations

An eleven-year veteran of Ruder Finn, Howard Solomon was appointed managing director for Ruder Finn West in July 2006.

Solomon joined Ruder Finn/New York in 1995, moved to the company’s Chicago officer in early 1997 and was appointed managing director for Chicago July 1998.  Under his leadership, Ruder-Finn/Chicago enjoyed tremendous growth, building strong expertise in public relations for consumer marketing and technology organizations.

From January 2004 through May of 2005 Solomon also served as managing director for Ruder Finn/Los Angeles. Under Solomon’s direction, in 2004 the office experienced its strongest revenue growth since its inception.

Solomon has developed the strategic direction for and managed numerous programs for several of the world’s most recognized technology and consumer brands, including, among others Sony Electronics, McDonald’s, Mitsubishi Motors North America, Fosters Wine Estates, Coca-Cola, Guinness Import Company and Mitsubishi among others. Solomon also has extensive experience providing messaging workshops and media and presentation skills training to corporate spokespersons and is widely considered a leading communications expert in the area of supply chain software.

Prior to joining Ruder Finn, Solomon was an account supervisor at Cohn & Wolfe and from 1988 through 1992, he was an executive at the Rowland Company.

Solomon is an accomplished ultra-distance runner and triathlete who completed the inaugural Ironman-USA, held in Lake Placid, New York. The event included a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike race and 26.2-mile run.

Solomon earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan.