Gagen MacDonald

Page Society Elects New President

ARTHUR W. PAGE SOCIETY ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

(Dana Point, CA – September 18, 2007) At the annual business meeting held today the 24th Annual Conference of the Arthur W. Page Society, the Nominating Committee announced that the Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to elect Maril Gagen MacDonald, CEO of Gagen MacDonald, as President of the Page Society, beginning January 1, 2008. The committee also recommended the slate of candidates for the Board of Trustees Class of 2010, which was approved by the membership. The following are renewing trustees:

  • Paul A. Argenti, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
  • Gregory Elliott, International Truck and Engine Corporation
  • Kimberley Goode Crews, Visteon Corporation
  • Harvey W. Greisman, MasterCard Worldwide
  • Aedhmar Hynes, Text 100
  • Raymond L. Kotcher, Ketchum
  • William G. Margaritis, FedEx Corporation
  • Anne M. McCarthy, Western Union
  • James E. Murphy, Murphy & Co.

The new trustees are:

  • Robert De Fillippo, Prudential Financial, Inc.
  • Jessica Stoltenberg, Merck & Co.

The Annual Conference, which concluded today, has more than 150 people in attendance. With the theme of “Manage for Tomorrow: Corporate Communications in a Changing World,” the conference brought together nationally and internationally recognized thought-leaders to examine the changes underway in the global business environment and the implications for corporate communications executives.

During the annual business meeting held this morning, President Roger Bolton reported on the growth of the organization in the past year and reviewed the key initiatives underway. The organization now has a record-high 360 members. Treasurer Nancy Hobor reported that the organization continues to have a strong financial position.

About the Arthur W. Page Society

The Arthur W. Page Society is a professional association composed primarily of the chief communications officers of corporations with at least $2 billion in annual revenues and the CEOs of the world’s largest public relations agencies. The organization’s members also include academics from the nation’s leading business and communications schools.

The Page Society is dedicated to strengthening the management policy role of chief public relations officers. The Page Society is upheld by management concepts, known as the Page Principles, which have been tested for more than half a century and have earned the support and respect of chief executive officers throughout the country.