CCG Investor Relations Announces Agency Expansion; Opens New Office in San Francisco Bay Area

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, April 3 -- CCG Investor Relations, a leading global investor relations and strategic communications agency, announced today the expansion of the agency through the opening of a new office to serve the San Francisco Bay area. In connection with the expansion, the agency also announced the appointment of Steve Pavlovich to head the agency's new office as Managing Director, San Francisco Bay Area. This move significantly solidifies the agency's presence in the western states supported by its home office in Los Angeles with full service operations in New York and Dallas

Mr. Pavlovich most recently served as vice president of Hewlett Packard and director of investor relations worldwide. He has also served as Assistant Treasurer. In the treasury function, he had oversight responsibilities for cash management, foreign exchange exposure management, and corporate finance. Mr. Pavlovich was one of the founding directors of HP Finance Company, managing all marketing activities. In the investor relations role, he represented HP to the investment community worldwide.

After retiring from HP and prior to joining CCG, Mr. Pavlovich was involved in financial, treasury and investor relations consulting activities. He holds a BA in economics from University of San Francisco and an MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

"Expanding into the Bay Area is an exciting move for CCG as we grow our footprint both domestically and globally," said William F. Coffin, CEO of CCG Investor Relations. "We are delighted to have Steve join the agency and bring with him a wealth of knowledge and expertise from an established career in investor relations."

"Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area continue to be an important hub of innovation in the U.S. economy and we are pleased to expand our footprint in this region," said Crocker Coulson, President of CCG Investor Relations. "Steve Pavlovich built the IR function from the ground up at one of the most respected companies in the world, and we are confident that his insights and dedication to IR best practices will benefit CCG's clients across the globe."

"I am very pleased to be joining CCG and leading the firm's expansion into the San Francisco Bay Area," said Pavlovich. "While CCG has run a highly successful IR outsourcing practice globally for over 30 years, I was especially attracted to them because of their superior strategic communications consulting practice. The firm has an excellent reputation of effectively partnering with client management in developing their company's financial communications strategy."

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