AutoCom Associates Names Habalewsky Vice President

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., June 28 -- Martin J. Habalewsky, a veteran public relations and marketing consultant, has been named a vice president and senior account executive at AutoCom Associates.

Habalewsky will direct the agency's new business development, customer satisfaction programs and media distribution services, in addition to his responsibilities as an account manager.

A senior executive at Detroit's two largest public relations firms, Habalewsky has served as a regional marketing manager for PR Newswire and Business Wire, the two leading global commercial newswire services. He also has worked as a public relations account executive at BBDO Detroit, dedicated to Dodge and Chrysler programs.

His automotive media clients have included Automotive News and Motor Trend magazine. He managed the Motor Trend "Car of the Year" public relations as well as similar activities for the magazine's "Truck of the Year" and the former "Import Car of the Year" programs.

"Marty Habalewsky adds a wealth of expertise and experience to AutoCom's team of public relations professionals," said Larry Weis, AutoCom president and CEO. "During his career, that has spanned three decades, he has counseled auto industry leaders at both OEM and supplier companies."

Accredited in public relations by the Public Relations Society of America, he is a past board member of that organization's Detroit Chapter. Habalewsky is a past president of the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), and a past board member of the National Investor Relations Institute's Michigan Chapter. He is a member of the Automotive Press Association.

Named the first "Communicator of the Year" by IABC's Detroit Chapter, Habalewsky also was awarded a "Key to the City of Detroit" for his volunteer contributions to the Accounting Aid Society of Detroit. A guest lecturer at no fewer than six of Michigan's leading universities, he holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Detroit (now the University of Detroit Mercy).

Habalewsky resides in Warren, Michigan.

AutoCom Associates provides public relations and management consulting services to businesses working in the global automotive industry. The firm is a member of the International Public Relations Network (IPRN) with 500 employees, $400 million in annual billings and 40 affiliate agencies in 33 countries around the world.

AutoCom clients include AutoWeb, Behr America, dSPACE, Gage Products Company, FormTech, Grammer Automotive, GKN Driveline, GKN Sinter Metals, Hella North America, Hella Inc., MANN+HUMMEL, Novelis, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Thetford Corporation and TI Automotive.

Additional information is available at www.usautocom.com.

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