Erwin-Penland Announces Five New Hires

May 29, 2009

GREENVILLE, S.C. – May 29, 2009 – Erwin-Penland (EP) is strengthening its human resource, studio and advertising capabilities with the hires of Raine Good, Jessie Kendall, Katie Sholler, Lanford Stone and Matthew Wess. EP is one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday.

Good, originally from Houston, joins Erwin-Penland as an account supervisor for Verizon Wireless South. With a degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of South Carolina, Good most recently worked for IMI in Greenville as a national account manager.

Prior to joining Erwin-Penland, Kendall was with KIRE Marketing on Kiawah Island, S.C., where she served as a production artist. Kendall received her bachelor’s degree from Winthrop University in graphic design and will be a senior designer for BI-LO, Fatz Cafe and Denny’s.

Sholler, a New Jersey native, comes to Erwin-Penland as a graphic designer working on variety of accounts. Her most recent tenure was at The Greenville News as a writer and designer for Link Magazine. Sholler received her bachelor’s degree in graphic communications from Clemson University.

Stone joins Erwin-Penland as a junior account executive for the Verizon Wireless South account. She recently worked for IMI in Nantucket, Mass. as a marketing coordinator with White Elephant Hotel Residences.

Wess, a Greer, S.C. native, comes to Erwin-Penland as a human resource coordinator and will be providing outstanding human resource services to both clients and EP employees. Wess is a graduate of Bob Jones University with a degree in human resource development and previously worked for Lowe’s as a service representative.

“I’m excited about the exceptional customer service that each of the new hires will bring to the table,” said Erwin-Penland President Joe Erwin. “The addition of Raine, Jessie, Katie, Lanford and Matthew will help support our clients with the knowledge and experience they deserve.”

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 clients including: Verizon Wireless, Denny’s, Lockheed Martin, BI-LO Supermarkets 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).