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Ruder Finn is an United States public relations firm founded in 1948 by David Finn and William Ruder.
Ruder Finn is a privately held, family-owned company that employs more than 450 people. Its public relations cover healthcare, technology, consumer, interactive, media, arts and culture, and environmental programming.
Since 1978, Ruder Finn has maintained an executive-training program, which approximately 20% of Ruder Finn employees have participated in to date.
Clients
Ruder Finn's first client was Perry Como, and was followed by celebrity clients such as Dinah Shore, Frankie Laine, The Mills Brothers, Jack Lemmon and Rosalind Russell. Other clients include Novartis, Travel Alberta, Twinings Tea, glaceau, and Air France. They also represented Bosniaks and Croats in the Yugoslav wars.
Controversy
1998 - Caught in conflict of interest as discoveries of financial dealings of Swiss authorities post-World War II surfaced which involved some of their Jewish clients
2005 - Pro bono work done for the UN raised speculation when Kofi Annan's nephew, Kobina, worked as an intern at the firm
Articles
- Questions surface about Annan's nephew Article. FOX News. 2005