CitySavvy appoints new head of investor and financial public relations

Marina Millington-Ward to take charge of expansion

London/Amsterdam, July 25, 2006 - CitySavvy, the international financial and corporate communications agency, has appointed Marina Millington-Ward as head of its investor relations and financial public relations practices.

She is based in CitySavvy’s Amsterdam office and will build the agency’s investor relations service for mid-cap companies. She will also spearhead its financial public relations business.

Millington-Ward has extensive international experience in investor relations, financial services and communications. She was the head of investor relations at leading office supply group Buhrmann, worked with mid-cap clients at Deutsche Bank and has been a financial analyst at Friesland Bank Securities.

She was also a financial reporter at Bloomberg news agency and coordinated the economics reporting team for the Netherlands’ national newscast, NOS Journaal. She speaks fluent English and Dutch.

“Benelux companies are increasingly turning to international agencies to help them reach key audiences worldwide. Marina’s broad expertise in financial communications and her extensive knowledge of the Benelux markets bring key skills to our expanding service offering,” said Jana Sanchez, CitySavvy’s managing director.

Millington-Ward said: "Joining CitySavvy gives me the opportunity to make a contribution to a growing international team of former financial journalists who are helping major companies reach audiences worldwide."