Tom Adams Becomes PGI's Vice President, Automotive Group

    ARLINGTON, Va.--May 24, 2001--PGI, Inc., the event and communications agency, announced today that Tom Adams is the new Vice President, Automotive Group, effective immediately.
    Tom has over 20 years experience within the automotive industry including marketing and sales assignments with Ford Motor Company in Detroit and New Orleans and with American Honda Motor Company in Los Angeles.
    He has spent the last ten years developing numerous large-scale marketing and training initiatives for such automotive clients as Lincoln Mercury, Nissan, Infiniti, BMW, Acura, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda and Isuzu.
    Most recently, Tom was involved in leading the Jack Morton Worldwide team on Nissan's Brand Training Initiative that was instrumental in Nissan's successful Global Revival Plan initiated by Nissan's COO Carlos Ghosn.
    As director, program development for Caribiner International Inc., Tom played a key role in the highly successful Lincoln LS Launch and also initially led the development and production teams on Acura's many Total Luxury Care (TLC) training initiatives.
    "PGI is dedicated to providing our clients with expertise not only within the event and communications industry but also within their particular vertical market. Tom's knowledge and experience with the automotive industry provides our automotive clients with such expertise. We are proud to welcome him into the PGI family," stated PGI's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Bob McCormick.
    Before June 4th, Tom Adams can be reached by phone at 949/374-0775 or by email at tadams@pgi.com. After June 4th, Tom can be reached at PGI Orange County at 310 Goddard Way, Suite 100, Irvine CA 92618, by phone at 949/789-7474, by fax at 949/789-7480 and by email at tadams@pgi.com.
    About PGI: PGI, Inc. - the event and communications agency - (www.pgi.com) is the only global agency offering a full host of services for destination management & event logistics, exhibition & conference management and production and communication services. The company creates more than 2,500 events annually, translating client objectives and strategic messages into qualitative experiences.
    Founded in 1990, the Arlington, VA-based company employs over 600 full-time and 2,600 on-call event and communications professionals in 34 cities worldwide.