Erwin-Penland Hires Four New Employees

January 14, 2009

GREENVILLE, SC – Jan. 14, 2009 – Erwin-Penland, one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday, announces the addition of Lucy Belcher, Jesse Larson, Lauren Roach and Audrey Searles to the company.

Belcher joins Erwin-Penland as an associate art director designing ads for BI-LO and Lockheed Martin. She recently worked for IMI as a graphic designer for their publishing team and as a designer for Martis Camp in North Lake Tahoe. Belcher graduated from Clemson University with a degree in graphic communications.

Larson comes to EP from IMI as a graphic designer, and will be a graphic designer on the Verizon Communications account. He is a graduate of Bob Jones University with a Bachelor’s degree in graphic design.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in journalism and mass communication, Roach joins Erwin-Penland as an account executive for Verizon Communications. She recently worked for The Adec Group, Inc. in Greenville as an account manager.

A native of New York, Searles returns to EP as a lead designer for the Verizon Communications team. Searles received her bachelor’s from Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y., and previously worked on the Verizon Wireless account at Erwin-Penland.

“Erwin-Penland’s foundation is built on providing exceptionally detailed, highest-quality service to all of our clients,” said Erwin-Penland President Joe Erwin. “The addition of Lucy, Jesse, Lauren and Audrey will help our agency continue this level of service as support to new and current clients.”

About Erwin-Penland
Based in Greenville, S.C., Erwin-Penland (www.erwinpenland.com) is a full-service marketing firm that provides advertising, event marketing, interactive, public relations and strategic planning services to such clients as Verizon Wireless, Wachovia and Advance America. The 200 plus-person firm is part of Boston-based Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos Inc., one of the nation’s largest ad agencies and a member of The Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE: IPG).

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