PR Newswire Names Vice President of Human Resources

		KEVIN MULLIN - PR NEWSWIRE Kevin M. Mullin has been named vice president of human resources for PR Newswire. Mullin will focus on enhancing employee training and development. He was formerly executive director of strategic planning for Covance, Inc. a Princeton, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical services company and director of human resources and operations for Merck's Vaccine Business in Whitehouse Station, N.J. Mullin played professional basketball for the Boston Celtics and was a star member of the Princeton University basketball team in the mid-1980s. (PRNewsFoto)[KC] NEW YORK, NY USA

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ - Kevin M. Mullin has been named PR Newswire's vice president of Human Resources, responsible for creating policies and programs that will help develop employee training and development efforts, PR Newswire announced today. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prn4/19991207/HSTU001F ) Mullin will now focus on several employee-related issues such as enhancing internal communications and creating teams across departments to prioritize business processes. "Kevin Mullin has great experience in improving employee satisfaction and growth. He will be a great asset in reaching our training and development goals," said President of PRN Americas Charlie Morin. Prior to joining PR Newswire, Mullin was the executive director of strategic planning for Covance, Inc. a New Jersey based pharmaceutical services company. He also served as director of human resources and operations for Merck's Vaccine Business in New Jersey. Mullin played professional basketball for the Boston Celtics and was a star member of the Princeton University basketball team in 1984. "I try to relate my experience in collegiate and professional sports to coaching high performance teams within the corporate environment," he said. "The leadership team at PR Newswire has created a corporate culture that strikes a unique balance between its commitment to satisfied employees and customers and company growth." Mullin, who is based in New York, received a bachelor's degree in business and economics from Princeton University in New Jersey in 1984 and a master's degree in human resources management from Villanova University in Pennsylvania in 1991. He currently resides in Holland, Penn. PR Newswire is the world leader in the electronic delivery of information directly from companies, institutions and agencies through its cutting-edge wire, fax, satellite, e-mail and Internet network. Forty-five years after founding the industry, it has 35 bureaus worldwide, an exclusive partnership with Canada NewsWire and a vast international affiliate system. PR Newswire provides a broad complement of services for public relations and investor relations professionals to reach the media, financial community and consumers.