MaryLee Sachs

MaryLee Sachs, Director, Worldwide Marketing Communications Practice, Hill & Knowlton, Inc. and Chairman, Hill & Knowlton USA.

"MaryLee has over 22 years experience, with particular expertise in marketing and international PR. She has worked with and advised many blue chip organizations including Kellogg Co., Procter & Gamble, Motorola, American Express, Frito-Lay, Porsche, Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, Mexico Tourism, and many more.

"Previously, she was based in London where she was EVP, worldwide marketing communications Sachs is an active member of The Store™, WPP's retail community and a trained WPP Brandz trainer. The WPP Brandz™ study is the largest brand equity study in the world covering over 10,000 brands. She also helped develop PRecision™, a measurement model created jointly with WPP sister companies Millward Brown and MindShare.

"Sachs holds a BA degree in journalism/PR with a minor in marketing from San Diego State University, and taught courses in international public relations for Syracuse University's London campus for over 10 years. She is a member of PRSA and the Counselors Academy, the International Public Relations Association (IPRA), Women Executives in PR, as well as British American Business, Inc., and the Marketing Group of Great Britain."

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