Ketchum's David Gallagher Honored with Individual Achievement SABRE Award

BERLIN, June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Ketchum Maslov Named Russian Consultancy of the Year 

David Gallagher, senior partner and European CEO of leading global communications firm Ketchum, was honored with the Individual Achievement SABRE Award at last week's EMEA SABRE Award ceremony held in Berlin. In addition, Ketchum Maslov was named Russian Consultancy of the Year and the agency picked up another three Gold SABRE Awards plus one In2 SABRE Award for its work on behalf of clients.

Explaining why Gallagher received the Individual Achievement designation, the Holmes Report cited his work to drive growth of Ketchum Europe, his noteworthy communications counseling skills, his deep international experience and, underlying it all, his tremendous contributions to the public relations practice.

In 2015, Gallagher was honored with the Public Relations Consultancy Association's Mark Mellor Award for his significant contributions to the PR industry, and in 2014 he received the Atlas Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Public Relations Society of America.

Reacting to the wins, Gallagher said, "Our approach is to create campaign-leading ideas that come to life across paid, earned, shared and owned media, and nearly all of our winning work embraced that philosophy. We're incredibly grateful for the partnership we have with our clients, who inspire us to take creative risks and experiment with the latest technology.  I'm also very honoured to have been recognized as an individual.  We work hard at Ketchum and also have a lot of fun; it's always special when a big industry voice recognizes your work and passion."

Ketchum's award-winning programs include:

Gold SABRE Awards
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
David Gallagher, Senior Partner and CEO Europe, Ketchum  

RUSSIAN CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR
Ketchum Maslov

DACH
"The 2 Euro T-Shirt - A Social Experiment"
Fashion Revolution with Ketchum Pleon

EDUCATIONAL & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
"Virtual Campus Tour" in collaboration with BBDO
Ministry of Sciences and Economic Affairs of the State of Saxony-Anhalt with Ketchum Pleon

FINANCIAL SERVICES
"Selfie Pay"
MasterCard with Ketchum

In2 SABRE Awards
SPONSORED CONTENT & NATIVE ADVERTISING
"Mehr Leben im Leben (More to Life than Living)"
Janssen Deutschland with Ketchum Pleon

The EMEA SABRE Awards (Superior Achievement in Branding, Reputation & Engagement) are open to anyone working in public relations, advertising, digital and social media firms, marketing, corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs, employee communications or any other field related to branding, reputation management and stakeholder engagement. They attract entries from consulting firms, agencies, corporate departments, not-for-profit organizations, government agencies, or other institutions. The In2 SABRE Awards built upon the SABRE Awards' 20-year heritage by introducing a host of new categories to reflect the great digital content being created in a variety of places, from content created for paid, owned and earned channels; storytelling in print, digital and video forms; social media and community management; and the use of data and analytics.

These latest award wins follows a number of high honours bestowed to Ketchum in recent months. Earlier this year, Ketchum received three North American SABRE Awards, three PRWeek U.S. Awards, and four PRWeek Global Awards, including Campaign of the Year. Last year, Ketchum was named CorpComms Magazine's Agency of the Decade and received three Cannes Lions and four Silver Anvil awards.

About Ketchum
Ketchum is a leading global communications firm with operations in more than 70 countries across six continents. The winner of 17 Cannes Lions and an unprecedented five PRWeek Campaign of the Year Awards, Ketchum partners with clients to deliver strategic programming, game-changing creative and measurable results that build brands and reputations. For more information on Ketchum, a part of the DAS Group of Companies, visit http://www.ketchum.com.

About the DAS Group of Companies
The DAS Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (http://www.omnicomgroup.com), is a global group of marketing services companies. DAS includes over 200 companies in the following marketing disciplines: specialty, PR, healthcare, CRM, events, promotional marketing, branding and research. Operating through a combination of networks and regional organizations, DAS serves international, regional, national and local clients through more than 700 offices in 71 countries.