Erwin-Penland Hires One, Promotes Two

October 15, 2009

GREENVILLE, S.C. – October 15, 2009 – Erwin-Penland (EP), one of the five largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast and a division of Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday, welcomes Morgan Kee and promotes Ty Thornhill and Jimmy Parker.

Kee comes to EP from Tradeshow Fabrications West in Las Vegas, where he worked as a Senior Project Manager. At EP, Kee will serve as a Senior Environmental Design Project Manager mainly on the Verizon Wireless account. Kee is a graduate of the Memphis College of Art.

Thornhill has been promoted from Management Supervisor to Account Director. Having been at EP for more than 11 years, he will continue his work on the Advance America team. Thornhill received his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Clemson University.

Parker has been promoted from Art Director to Senior Art Director, continuing his services on the Greenville Drive and Uniroyal accounts. An EP veteran for over two years, Parker is the recipient of a variety of local and regional ADDY awards. Earning his Master’s degree in Communications from VCU Adcenter (now Brandcenter) in Richmond, Va., Parker received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Coker College in Hartsville, S.C.

“We are continuously energized about the growth of our teams at EP,” said Joe Erwin, President of Erwin-Penland. “Ty and Jimmy’s promotion and the hiring of Morgan will only add to our ability to supply our clients with extraordinary work.”

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).