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Peter Finn

Peter Finn
CEO, Ruder Finn Inc.

Peter Finn has been a managing partner of Ruder Finn for 14 years and has been with the firm for 24 years. As Chairman of the Executive Committee he has been primarily responsible for the day to day operations of the firm. Under his management, the firm has grown in size from an agency with $10 million in annual fees in 1987 to an agency with close to $84 million in annual fees in 2000.

One of Finn's strengths is in the area of creating teams across specialties and offices through consensus building. Finn's unique ability to attract and manage some of the top public relations talents in the industry is well known in the public relations world. Working with the firm's top managers, he ensures that Ruder Finn's global resources are brought to bear in servicing large global clients.

Finn has been a member of the Public Relations Society of America for more than 15 years. He served on the Government Affairs Committee of PRSA and on the PRSA Major Agency Management Advisory Task Force.

Finn takes an active role in account oversight, with particular strengths in technology, business-to-business and consumer marketing, and has been involved in multiple PRSA "Silver Anvil Award" and "Creativity in Public Relations" programs.

Finn has a B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. from Columbia University.

 

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RF Honored With Prestigious SABRE Awards for Novartis Campaigns

Ruder Finn received a Gold SABRE in the “Financial Communications category”, in addition to a Bronze SABRE in the “Media Placement: Newspaper” category.

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Ruder Finn Promotes 50th Anniversary of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has enlisted RF to implement a communications strategy surrounding the critically acclaimed dance company's 50th anniversary year.

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RF Wins Silver Anvil & Two Awards of Excellence From the PRSA

RF won in the "Events and Occurences" category for the Jamestown 2007 campaign "America's 400th Anniversary: 10 Signature Events that Introduced Jamestown to the World".

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RF Diversifies UK Offering with New MD Nick Leonard

Ruder Finn has appointed Nick Leonard as UK managing director to lead the agency into its new phase of growth.

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