Erwin-Penland Increases Its Roster With Seven New Hires

September 03, 2009

GREENVILLE, S.C. – September 3, 2009 – Erwin-Penland (EP), one of the largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday announces the growth of their Accounting, Account Planning, Advertising, Ad Processing and Public Relations departments with the hiring of Jake Kransteuber, Bryan Davis, Nicole Massaro, Anish Shah, McKenzie Stevens, Dana Wojno and Brent Duncan.

Jake returns to EP to join the Accounting department from KPMG in Burlington, Vt., where he served as an Audit Associate. Jake received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Business Management from the University of South Carolina.

EP welcomes Bryan on the Greenville Drive and Uniroyal accounts. Originally from Greenville, S.C., Bryan graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management.

Nicole comes to EP from Atlanta, Ga., where she worked as a Freelance Designer for a variety of clients. At EP, Nicole will oversee services on the Verizon Wireless account. Nicole received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Art Institute of Atlanta.

Anish arrives at EP from Draft FCB in Mumbai, India, where he was an Account Executive. At EP, Anish will assist the Account Planning department for various clients including Advance America, BI-LO Charities, Confluence Watersports and Fatz Cafe. Anish received his Master’s degree in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter in Richmond, Va.

McKenzie joins EP from Furman University where she recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She will serve on the Ad Processing team for Verizon Wireless.
EP welcomes Dana to the Verizon Wireless Shopper Marketing team from Royall & Company in Richmond, Va. Receiving her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Environmental Studies from the College of William and Mary, Dana is an Akron, Ohio native.

Brent joins the EP Public Relations team as a Fall Intern, assisting with all PR clients including BI-LO, BI-LO Charities, Michelin’s ABetterPlay.com, MilliCare, the Greenville Humane Society, MaxCell and the Upstate SC Alliance. Brent graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communications.

“It’s so exciting to witness the growth of so many of our departments at Erwin-Penland,” said Joe Erwin, President of Erwin-Penland. “The addition of Jake, Bryan, Nicole, Anish, McKenzie, Dana and Brent will allow our agency to maintain the exceptional customer service and support that we pride ourselves on providing to our 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 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).