Martha Swaney Joins MWW Group's Chicago Office as Account Supervisor

CHICAGO, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group, one of the nation's top 10 public relations firms, announced today that Martha Swaney has joined the company as account supervisor in the Chicago office. Swaney has experience spanning many industries including food service, retail, healthcare, energy, litigation and nonprofit organizations.

"Swaney's expertise in issues management and government relations will be a tremendous asset to both our Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Practices," said Tina-Marie Adams, general manager and SVP of MWW Group Chicago. "We look forward to her contributions in our continued success."

Before joining MWW Group, Swaney served as senior account executive at Hill & Knowlton, Inc. There, Swaney directed the day-to-day media strategy for food product recalls and helped manage the communications for the third largest beef recall in U.S. history. She also managed consumer education campaigns, coordinated strategic professional alliances, and managed state and federal legislative communications for a national healthcare association representing more than 34,000 members.

Prior to her role at Hill & Knowlton, Swaney served as a public policy advisor to the Governor of Illinois, focusing on regulatory issues and developing public safety initiatives. She also served as a legislative aide to the Illinois Senate, specializing in social service programs and constituent case work. In addition, Swaney was involved in financial communications and marketing at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and Smith Barney.

Swaney holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Loyola University Chicago.

About MWW Group

In 2006, MWW Group was named PR Agency of the Year by The Holmes Report and Mid-size PR Firm of the Year by PR News in recognition of the firm's growth, strategic account leadership and industry-leading employee retention. Additionally, for the past four years, MWW Group has been honored with the #1 ranking in the Holmes Report agency client satisfaction survey. MWW Group achieved top rankings in the categories of account leadership, strength of account team, creativity, strategy and planning, and program execution.

MWW Group is one of the nation's top ten public relations agencies and is known for its results-driven approach to public relations. The agency is nationally recognized for its work in consumer marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs and government relations, technology and healthcare. Headquartered in East Rutherford, N.J., MWW Group has 11 full-service offices representing national and multinational companies, including Sun Microsystems; Samsung; McDonald's; Nikon; Bally Total Fitness; Sara Lee; Volkswagen of America, Inc. FreshDirect; Scottish Enterprise; Verizon; Oxford Health Plans; Los Angeles Community College District; The Palm Restaurants and many Fortune 1000 clients in the consumer, professional services and industrial sectors. MWW Group is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies NYSE: IPG. For more information on MWW Group, visit www.mww.com.