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FINN PARTNERS NAMES RYAN BARR FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE LEADER
Posted by: jillw in: Lane News - B2B & Financial Services -
Finn Partners has tapped Ryan Barr to lead its Financial Services practice as it expands its portfolio of clients across its worldwide offices. Barr, a marketing communications professional with more than two decades of experience, will be based in FINN’s New York headquarters.
As Managing Partner, Financial Services practice leader, Barr will direct strategic planning and communications counsel for clients in the banking, private equity, wealth management, insurance and fintech sectors, among others. Along with providing reputation management, crisis and financial communications counsel to existing FINN clients, Barr will devote time to new business development. He will report to Richard Funess, senior managing partner, FINN, and Wendy Lane, managing partner, who has played a key role in developing the financial services business at her own firm which was acquired by FINN in 2016.
“As a seasoned marketing professional, Ryan has counseled many CEOs and global brands in the financial services industry and beyond,” says Funess. “He has developed and executed uniquely designed marketing communications programs for pre-IPO companies as well as global iconic brands in the financial services, consumer products, technology, media and entertainment industries, among others. Hiring Ryan, and working closely with Wendy and our expanded team, strengthens and solidifies Finn’s commitment to serving that sector.”
“I am honored and excited to join FINN with its long-standing reputation for providing exceptional counsel to clients across healthcare, technology, consumer products, travel and financial services sectors,” stated Barr. “As businesses evolve and are challenged by new, unlikely competition, it’s critical that our counsel is not focused solely on PR outputs but rather on business outcomes. We will partner with clients to develop programs utilizing customer, competitor and industry data, that uniquely positions them in the market and aligns with business goals and objectives.”
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