PHILIP SHIRLEY, APR

During his early tenure at GodwinGroup, Philip helped to build one of the South’s most respected public relations divisions. Today, as a senior partner and CEO, Philip is engaged with clients who seek his strategic thinking on everything from issues management to financial relations to product commercialization. He has worked with such blue-chip companies as State Farm, Olin Chemical, Hughes Aircraft, Georgia-Pacific, Chevron, BellSouth, Russell Corporation and Trustmark Bank. They value his ability to provide a big-picture perspective and insights into developing trends that can mean success or failure in the marketplace. He’s personally handled issues ranging from environmental pollution lawsuits to food product contamination to natural disaster response.