Jim Wilkinson Joins Brunswick Group as Managing Partner, International Business and...

Jim Wilkinson Joins Brunswick Group as Managing Partner, International
Business and Financial Strategy

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Brunswick Group LLC, a leading global
communications consultancy, today announced that Jim Wilkinson will join the
firm as Managing Partner, International Business and Financial Strategy. Mr.
Wilkinson joins Brunswick from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he
has served since 2006 as Chief of Staff to Secretary of the Treasury Henry M.
Paulson, Jr. As Chief of Staff, he has served as Secretary Paulson's senior
strategist and counsellor, and has worked closely with the Secretary on crisis
management and matters of domestic and international finance.

Mr. Wilkinson will be based in New York and San Francisco, and will also spend
time in Brunswick's Washington, D.C. office, working closely with Hilary
Rosen, Brunswick's Managing Partner and head of the Washington office.

"Jim has extensive experience dealing with complex issues in challenging
communications environments in every corner of the globe," said Steve Lipin,
Brunswick's Senior U.S. Partner. "These are unprecedented times, and Jim has
been intimately involved with a wide variety of policy and communications
issues that impact companies in the U.S. and internationally. We are
confident Jim's unique insights into the current financial crisis, combined
with his experience as a senior-level strategist, extensive international
crisis work and management expertise will be of great value to our clients in
the U.S. and around the world."

"Brunswick sets the standard internationally and here in the U.S. for
high-level counsel and day-to-day support on critical issues from
communications and financial strategy to mergers and acquisitions, regulatory
and public affairs issues and financial restructurings," said Wilkinson. "I'm
excited to join this firm and I look forward to working with my colleagues to
help clients navigate these challenging times."

"Jim is a great strategic thinker. His experience of government, international
relations and the financial and commercial worlds will be of tremendous value
to our clients worldwide," said Alan Parker, Brunswick's Chairman. "We are
thrilled to welcome him to the partnership."

Mr. Wilkinson has more than 15 years of experience in international strategy,
communications, and crisis and reputational management. Prior to joining the
Treasury Department, Mr. Wilkinson served as an international strategist and
counsellor for the U.S. Department of State as Senior Advisor to Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice. He also worked with Rice at the White House as a
senior strategist at the National Security Council, serving as Deputy
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for
Communications. From 2002 to 2003, Wilkinson served in the Middle East as
Director of Strategic Communications for General Tommy R. Franks at U.S.
Central Command (CENTCOM), and from 2001-2002 he served in the White House as
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Communications for
Planning.

Prior to joining the Executive Branch Mr. Wilkinson served for seven years in
the U.S. Congress in several key roles for U.S. House Majority Leader Dick
Armey, and as Communications Director at the National Republican Congressional
Committee. Mr. Wilkinson has also served as an officer in the U.S. Navy
Reserves and as a professor at The John Hopkins University teaching graduate
level classes on international relations and communications. He attended
business school at the University of Texas as Arlington and received his
Masters degree from The Johns Hopkins University.

About Brunswick Group LLC

Brunswick Group LLC is a private partnership with a growing team of more than
400 people, including over 75 partners. The firm has grown organically over 20
years and now has 15 wholly owned offices in 11 countries. These are Beijing,
Berlin, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Milan,
New York, Paris, San Francisco, Stockholm, Vienna and Washington D.C. The
firm's service offer comprises financial and corporate communications,
investor relations, internal communications and opinion research. Brunswick
was ranked in first position in the global league tables for M&A
communications advisers for 2008.
Contact: Gemma Hart
(212) 333-3810
ghart@brunswickgroup.com

SOURCE Brunswick Group LLC

Gemma Hart of Brunswick Group LLC, +1-212-333-3810, ghart@brunswickgroup.com