Michael Tsurganis Joins JWT Specialized Communications

May 13, 2005 -- JWT Specialized Communications, one of the world’s largest recruitment marketing and employee communications companies, has appointed Michael Tsugranis Senior Partner, with management responsibility for agency offices in New York, Boston, Detroit, and Toronto.

He joins the agency from the Bernard Hodes Group, where he held a variety of account management positions since 1986, and a senior management position as head of that agency’s New Jersey office since 1997.

“Mike is an outstanding addition to our leadership team,” said Tim Gibbon, President and CEO of JWT Specialized Communications. “I’ve admired his commitment to his clients for years, so I’m very proud that we’re joining forces.”

A graduate of New York University (Journalism, 1983), Mr. Tsugranis lives in Ft. Lee, New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

JWT Specialized Communications helps employers attract, recruit and retain staff through comprehensive advertising, marketing and employee communications services, measurement tools, consulting resources and strategic approaches to talent acquisition and management.

The agency has 32 offices across North America and internationally. It is a subsidiary of JWT, an agency of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) that ranks among the oldest and largest full-service global advertising agencies.

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