News & Press / January 27, 2009

ICOM Global Network of Independent Ad Agencies Elects President & Directors

ROLLINSVILLE, COLORADO (USA)--ICOM, a leading international network of independent advertising and marketing communications agencies, has elected Rino Ferrari president and seven other members to the board of directors for 2009. Two members are elected to represent each of four geographic regions: Asia-Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and North America.

The directors this year come from Taiwan, Thailand, Denmark, France, Brazil, El Salvador, and from Atlanta and Philadelphia in the U.S.

Mr. Ferrari, president of Rino Publicidade, São Paulo, was re-elected to a second year-long term as president and ICOM Regional Director for Latin America. Joining as a new board member this year is Mike Diccicco, Diccicco Battista Communications, Philadelphia, who becomes At-Large Director for North America, replacing Peter Krivkovich, Cramer-Krasselt, Chicago.

Others reelected to serve on the board of directors this year include Regional Director for Asia/Pacific George Romanyk, Creative In-house, Bangkok; Director-at-Large for Asia/Pacific Cindy Chang, United Communications Group, Taipei; EMEA Regional Director Patrick Walhain, Dassas Group, Paris; EMEA Director-at-Large Uffe Just, Just/Kidde, Copenhagen; Latin America Director-at-Large Juan Carlos Sandoval, Publinter, San Salvador; North America Regional Director Bob Morrison, The Morrison Agency, Atlanta.

ICOM agencies are owned locally and work globally together to provide effective integrated communications resources for clients.

About ICOM: Founded in 1950 as the National Federation of Advertising Agencies, ICOM is the most balanced of the international independent advertising and marketing communications networks. Today, the network has billings of US$2 billion and gross income exceeding US $300 million.

Contacts:

Nancy Giges

nancy@icomagencies.com

1-914-683-5108

 

Gary Burandt

burandt@icomagencies.com

1-720-261-4829