LEWIS Appoints Digital Leader to Spearhead US Team

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 14, 2016) - LEWIS, the global communications agency, today announced that Stephen Corsi is to lead its US operations as Executive Vice President, effective July 1.

Corsi takes over from regional EVP Morgan McLintic who is leaving the company after 20 years. Corsi joined LEWIS four years ago from global digital marketing agency iCrossing. He joined to develop and lead LEWIS Pulse globally, LEWIS' digital marketing arm, and successfully grew the digital team's revenue with a compounded annual growth of 63%. Corsi will continue to oversee the LEWIS Pulse global teams.

"I'm delighted that Stephen is taking up the leadership of our US operations," says Chris Lewis, CEO and Founder. "He is a great team leader and understands what our clients need for the future. He has the experience and skill to develop an integrated service for our clients."

"Morgan has had an amazing career with us, firstly as a PR consultant in London, and latterly in the US growing the business. Under his leadership the US operation grew from start-up to over 300 staff across four offices. After twenty years of success, Morgan felt he was ready for a new challenge. We thank him and wish him the best of luck for the future."

Following investments and significant growth in digital, research and advertising services, LEWIS now supports clients across the marketing process from demand generation to research, analytics as well as its core business of PR.

The agency was recently ranked 7th in O'Dwyer's PR Firm Rankings and holds the 28th position in The Holmes Report Global Top 250. Its finished fiscal year 2015 with global revenues of US $65 million, representing year-on-year growth of 23%. In June 2016, it entered the Sunday Times top 200 Fastest Growing companies.

About LEWIS 
LEWIS is a global communications agency built to solve the four challenges brands face: awareness, demand, adoption and advocacy.

LEWIS provides full PR, marketing and digital services to drive tangible results for clients around the world. Its agile approach allows brands to adapt to market opportunities and win the war for relevance. Consistently named as one of the industry's fastest-growing agencies, LEWIS has 600 staff across 27 offices throughout Asia, Europe and North America.