Chris Giglio to Return to RUBENSTEIN as Managing Director, Head of Crisis

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RUBENSTEIN, the strategic communications and reputation management firm, today announced the hire of Chris Giglio as Managing Director. Giglio will lead RUBENSTEIN's crisis management practice and report to Steven Rubenstein, the firm's President. He will start November 2nd.

Most recently, Giglio was a Partner at Kekst CNC. He brings more than 20 years of experience in public relations, crisis management, and journalism to RUBENSTEIN, where he previously worked as a Vice President, counseling corporate and legal clients. During his previous stint at the firm, which ended in 2007, Chris worked with the late Marcia Horowitz, who spent over 40 years at RUBENSTEIN and led the firm's crisis practice under founder Howard J. Rubenstein.

Throughout his career, Giglio has been a trusted advisor to leaders and brands, specializing in executive positioning and reputation management. At RUBENSTEIN he will provide strategic counsel, and crisis planning to a diverse portfolio of clients across sectors, including finance, media, entertainment, technology, real estate, sports, healthcare, education, culture, and philanthropy.

"Now more than ever, clients face tough issues and decisions, in crisis situations but also as they lead their businesses minute by minute," said Giglio. "I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to join the talented team at Rubenstein, to help clients manage these situations strategically and successfully."

"We are thrilled to welcome Chris back to RUBENSTEIN to join ? and lead ? our talented issues management group," said Steven Rubenstein. "His judgement, wisdom, and deep experience will add meaningful value across our teams and to our clients as they navigate complex situations."

Prior to his role at Kekst CNC, Chris was President of HL Strategic Solutions and Chief Strategic Officer of HL Group, where he oversaw executive positioning, global media campaigns, and reputation management for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies, to international financial entities, and civic endeavors. He also held positions at the Estee Lauder Companies, where he was the Vice President of Global Communications; Kroll Associates, the investigations firm; and NBC News, where he served as an investigative producer on Dateline.

About RUBENSTEIN
RUBENSTEIN is the independent strategic communications and reputation management firm founded by Howard J. Rubenstein in 1954, and led today by his son Steven Rubenstein. With over 60 years of experience and deep media relationships that are unparalleled, RUBENSTEIN clients build and protect their reputations with services that range from crisis and media relations work to integrated marketing campaigns, social media strategy and online reputation management.

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