ATHENS
- Burson-Marsteller, the leading global public relations and communications firm, announced today that it would join forces with Publicom, a WPP-owned agency in Greece, to launch Publicom Burson-Marsteller.

Publicom is a Greek creative communications agency, serving both local and international clients. Its services include brand communications, corporate communications, financial communications, media relations, social media, reputation and crisis management.

'We were extremely impressed with how professional all the agencies we met were - and how talented and creative their teams were too,' said Jeremy Galbraith, CEO of Burson-Marsteller Europe, Middle East and Africa. 'Our final choice of partner reflects the global WPP vision for achieving group synergy. I believe that this new partnership will best serve our current clients and has great potential for the future.'

'As part of the WPP group in Greece, we are honoured to launch Publicom Burson-Marsteller and we look forward to a fruitful and exciting future together,' said Petros Constantinidis, Business Partner of Publicom Burson-Marsteller.

Publicom Burson-Marsteller, will officially be operational from 1 January 2017.

About Burson-Marsteller
Burson-Marsteller, established in 1953, is a leading global strategic communications and public relations firm. It provides clients with strategic thinking and program execution across a full range of public relations, public affairs, reputation and crisis management, advertising and digital strategies. The firm's seamless worldwide network consists of 73 offices and 87 affiliate offices, together operating in 110 countries across six continents. Burson-Marsteller is a part of Young & Rubicam Group, a subsidiary of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY), the world's leader in communications services. For more information, please visit www.burson-marsteller.com.

Contact
Valerie von Eberhardt
Senior Director Burson-Marsteller EMEA
+32 2 743 66 43
valerie.voneberhardt@bm.com

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