Instinctif Partners, an international communications consultancy, has expanded its operations in the United States by appointing three new directors to roles in their New York and San Francisco offices. Phillip Sontag was named Engagement Director in San Francisco, TJ Worley was appointed Head of Project Management in San Francisco, and Meridith Bridge joined as Associate Partner in New York. This investment is intended to continue serving clients throughout the US and globally by growing Instinctif Partners' engagement and corporate affairs practices.

1. For Immediate Release 25 February 2016
Instinctif Partners Expands in the U.S.
International Communications Consultancy Appoints Phillip Sontag, Engagement Director, TJ Worley,
Head of Project Management and Meridith Bridge, Associate Partner
Instinctif Partners,one of the world’sfastest-growinginternational businesscommunications
consultancies,hasexpandeditsU.S.capabilitiesintheirNew YorkandSan Franciscooffices.
Instinctif PartnershasnamedcommunicationsprofessionalPhillip Sontagasengagementdirectorand
managementexpertTJWorleyashead of projectmanagementforthe WestCoast.MeridithBridge also
joinsasan associate partnerinthe NewYorkoffice.
Instinctif Partnersalreadyhasanestablishedclientbase inthe U.S.representingthe likesof eBay,
StarwoodHotelsandFragomen.
Richard Nichols,CEOof InstinctifPartners said:
“Thissignificantinvestmentwill enable ustocontinue toservice ourclientsthroughoutthe U.S.and
globally.Engagement,akeyofferingfromourSan Franciscooffice,continuestobe a businesscritical
issue worldwide andakeydriverof a company’ssuccess.Whetheracompanyis undergoingchange or
facingcomplex cultural issuesInstinctif Partners’engagementpractice developsstrategiestodelivera
company’spromise engagingall of theirkeystakeholdersfromemployeestocustomers. The expansion
of ourCorporate AffairsteaminNewYorkwill alsoenable ustocontinue togrow thisimportantpartof
our businesscommunicationsoffer.”
PhilipSontag,acommunicationsveteran,hasexperience workingwithseveral global communications
consultanciesoninternationally-knownbrandsincludingGE,UPS,P&G, Unilever,Hennessy,Mercedes,
Toyota andKodak.
TJ Worleyhasmore than20 yearsof marketingcommunicationsandoperational experience.She wasa
foundingpartnerata San FranciscoBay-Areamarketingcommunicationsandadvertisingagency,
servingglobal brandssuchas Google,Intel,HewlettPackard,Yahoo,AbbottLaboratoriesand
Genentech.
MeridithBridge,aseasonedpublicrelationsprofessional joinsInstinctif Partnerstohelpgrow itsNew
York Corporate Affairspractice asAssociate Partner.MeridithbringstoInstinctifover18 yearsof
successcultivatingclientrelationshipsandinnovativemarketingstrategiesaswell asastrong media
relationsbackground. BasedinNewYork,Meridithwillbe responsible forInstinctif’scontinued
expansionintothe U.S.marketplace. PriortojoiningInstinctif Partners,Meridithspentthe lastsix years
as a mediarelationsconsultantsupportingavarietyof industries. Priortothat,she servedas a Vice
PresidentwithMetzGroupLLC/HullinMetzfortenyears. She beganhercareer at AbernathyMacGregor
Group.

2. Nic Pearce,CEO and Managing Partner, Global Engagementcommented:
“We are thrilledthatPhillip,MeridithandTJhave joinedInstinctif Partnerstooversee andbuildourU.S.
footprint.Theircombinedexperienceincommunications,engagement,integratedmarketingand
managementwill setusupforcontinuedsuccess.”
Instinctif Partners’SanFranciscooffice islocatedat550 BryantSt in the Southof Market District.The
NewYork Office islocatedat109 West 27th
St, New York.

3. Notesfor Editors:
Instinctif Partnersisafast-growthinternationalbusinesscommunicationsconsultancywithareasof
expertisespanningcapital markets,corporate affairs,publicpolicy,life sciences,content&creative,
engagementandinsight&research.
Theyare specialistsin communications,influenceandengagement,expertsintellingstoriessopowerful
and compellingtheydemandachange inbehavior,emotion,andperception,whateverthe audience.
Instinctif Partnerscurrentlyemploys450 people in22 officesacross13 countriesacrossEurope,Middle
East, Africa,AsiaandNorthAmerica.
Theypride themselvesonbeingone of the leadingconsultanciesintheirindustry,thisyeartheyhave
beenshortlistedforCityAgencyof the Yearat the PRCA Cityand Financial Awards.In2015 theywere
shortlistedasEmployerof the Yearat the GrowingBusinessAwards,IndependentConsultancyof the
Year at the international ICCOAwardsandasone of the BestPlacesto Work inPR by PRWeek.