GREENVILLE, S.C. (Feb. 18, 2011) – Erwin-Penland (EP), a division of The Interpublic Group’s Hill, Holliday and one of the five largest advertising and marketing firms in the Southeast, has promoted Ryan Brown to production manager, Beth Fann to art director and Morgan Young to senior graphic designer. The agency also hired Brittany Link as an account executive, Rebecca Lynch as a public relations account executive and Katie Williams as a graphic designer.

Brown has been promoted from associate production manager and will continue to serve on the Verizon team. He has been with the agency for nearly four years and received his degree in graphic communications from Clemson University.

Joining EP three years ago, Fann has been promoted from assistant art director and will continue to work on the Denny’s account. She received her associate’s degree in art from Greenville Technical College.

Young has been at EP for almost three years and has been promoted from graphic designer. She will continue her work on the Verizon team. Young received her bachelor’s degree in public relations and marketing from Gardner-Webb University, and went on to earn her master’s degree in art from the University of South Carolina.

Link joins the EP team after working as an account executive at Zimmerman Advertising in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She received her degree in marketing communications and psychology from the University of South Florida.

Lynch comes to EP from Leeds in the United Kingdom, where she served as an account manager for PR agency Lucre Communications. She will serve on the public relations team handling Denny’s and other agency clients. Lynch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from the University of Leeds in Yorkshire, U.K.

Williams arrives at EP after serving as an art director for Seven Falls Golf Club in Hendersonville, N.C. She is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in communication arts.

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 250-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).