FRENCH/WEST/VAUGHAN Senior Vice President Jenny Pilewski Named to Triangle Business Journal “40 Under 40” List
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RALEIGH (June 4, 2019) – French/West/Vaughan (FWV) one of the nation’s largest independently-owned public relations, advertising and digital marketing agencies, today announced that Senior Vice President Jenny Pilewski has been selected by Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) as a 2019 “40 Under 40” leadership award winner.
The 40 Under 40 awards recognize outstanding professionals under the age of 40 for their contributions to their organizations and to the community. For 18 years, the TBJ has recognized Triangle’s best and brightest business and community leaders making their mark. The award ceremony will take place Thurs., June 27th from 6 – 9 pm at North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh.
A graduate of the UNC – Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism, Pilewski joined FWV in 2004 and has been a key contributing team member, leader and innovator throughout her 15-year career at the agency. She has many key responsibilities, including leading an integrated marketing team dedicated to serving global and national accounts in the retail, apparel and consumer lifestyle brand sectors, including the management and strategy of the agency’s principal client, Wrangler.
Beyond Pilewski’s leading client service role, she is a dedicated champion of workplace culture and character enhancement. Under her guidance, FWV established a committee-based employee engagement program focused on improving the agency’s profitability, productivity and overall employee and client satisfaction. Additionally, Pilewski co-chairs the agency HR committee, directing talent recruitment and retention efforts, employee engagement and personnel development.
“Jenny has made vast contributions to FWV throughout her impressive career and we are incredibly appreciative for all of her contributions. She continues to push our agency and executive leadership team to better serve our clients, staff and our community,” said FWV President David Gwyn. “She is a fantastic role model and we are proud to have her represent our agency as a “40 Under 40” leadership award winner.”
Headquartered in Raleigh, FWV has offices in New York, Tampa and Los Angeles. Since its founding in 1997, FWV has amassed over 900 PR, advertising and digital marketing awards on behalf of a blue-chip roster of iconic companies and brands. The 113-person agency has emerged as one of America’s most successful mid-sized public relations, advertising and digital marketing firms. Ranked among the nation’s 20 largest PR firms overall (2019 O’Dwyer’s Ranking of Top U.S. PR Firms), FWV has captured 15 National Agency of the Year honors and has been ranked in the Top 10 of the Holmes Report Global Creative Index, as well as the #1 Agency “For People Who Like the People They Work With.”
About French/West/Vaughan
French/West/Vaughan (FWV) is one of the nation’s leading public relations, public affairs, advertising and digital media agencies, with offices in Raleigh, New York City, Los Angeles and Tampa. National, international and local clients represented by the agency include Wrangler, ABB, Proximo, Melitta, Bassett Furniture, Volvo Trucks North America, the V Foundation for Cancer Research, Moe’s Southwest Grill and the N.C. Department of Transportation. Owned or affiliated companies include fashion and lifestyle PR firm AMP3 (New York City), pet and veterinary PR practice FWV Fetching and feature film development imprint Prix Productions. FWV is a partner in IPREX, a $380 million network of communication agencies with 1,600 staff and 110 offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.fwv-us.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest or Instagram.