Todd Lynch named first director of Worldcom Public Relations Group

(Todd Lynch)

Todd Lynch has been appointed as the first managing director of the global network of independent PR agencies called Worldcom Public Relations Group.

Lynch is Worldcom's long-time partner as he used to hold the position of chairman of the Managing Board for the US region and vice president of the St. John & Partners company from Florida.

Lynch's new role includes setting strategy and direction for the network and elevating shared best practices and knowledge, as well as raising the visibility of the Worldcom brand globally and representing it in the international PR community, the Blumen Group, a Serbia-based partner of Worldcom, said in a release.

Among the primary goals are, definitely, enlargement and the expansion of benefits, which will open up new business opportunities locally, regionally and globally for both partner agencies and their clients, the release reads.

The Worldcom PR Group was established in 1998 and today operates 128 offices in 102 markets on six continents.