DETROIT, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- IABC/Detroit recently awarded Jason
Vines, vice president - Chrysler Group Communications, as the Communicator of
the Year. This is the 17th year the IABC/Detroit has recognized a
communications professional for outstanding contributions to business
communication through the practice and encouragement of professionalism and
integrity in communications excellence. The award was presented at the
organization's 24th annual Renaissance Awards program.
During his acceptance speech, Vines spoke about the value that
communicators add to an organization, including serving as a social conscience
and ensuring that clear, credible communications provide a firm foundation
upon which a company's reputation is built. "While this Communicator of the
Year is an individual award, it's all about being a team," said Vines.
"Jason Vines exemplifies the very best in a professional communicator,"
says Theodore G. Coutilish, 2005-2006 IABC/Detroit President. "His honest,
open approach gets positive results from the media and his team. His
integrity is impeccable and his credibility outstanding."
Vines first joined Chrysler in 1983, specializing in labor economics and
collective bargaining. In 1989, he joined the Chrysler public relations staff
and held a series of product, marketing, safety, environmental, advanced
technology and international public relations positions. Today, Vines is
responsible for the Chrysler Group's corporate and product communications
worldwide, as well as internal communications.
Since rejoining Chrysler in December 2003, Vines accomplishments have
included:
* Keeping the company's hot new products in the spotlight with out-of-the
-box media/consumer events, leading to sales success that propelled the
Chrysler Group to a profitable and successful year by all measures.
* Media analysis shows that the Chrysler Group dominated media coverage
of the 2005 North American International Auto Show, earning an unprecedented
50 percent of the print and broadcast coverage -- all of it positive.
* The employee satisfaction (morale) score for Vines' Communications
Department jumped 18 points in the Chrysler's Group's annual survey -- higher
than any other department.
Prior to returning to Chrysler, Vines served as partner and managing
director of the Detroit office of Strat@comm, a leading Washington-based
public affairs firm. He has also held the position of vice president
communications for Ford Motor Company where he led the external and internal
communications for Ford and its Premier Automotive Group brands worldwide.
IABC/Detroit, one of the largest chapters of the 13,000 member
International Association of Business Communicators, connects more than 250
professional communicators to the people, resources and knowledge necessary to
advance their communication careers. The chapter, which includes members in
Michigan, Ohio and Canada, holds monthly professional development programs;
sponsors workshops; offers job referral services, informative publications,
award programs, accreditation programs, and the opportunity to meet and
network with other communicators. For information on membership, visit
http://www.iabc.com . Additional information on the chapter and its free
electronic job referral service for employers is available at
http://www.iabcdetroit.com or by calling IABC/Detroit's Executive Secretary
Nancy Skidmore at 248-546-5490.
IABC/Detroit: Where Communicators Connect
SOURCE IABC/Detroit
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Related links:
http://www.iabcdetroit.com
CONTACT:
Debra Salem of Auto-PR, +1-248-656-2388, for
IABC/Detroit
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