February 16, 2012

BREAKING: Tita Freeman to Rejoin Business Roundtable as Senior VP of Communications

Tita FreemanFirst reported in Politico’s “Playbook,” Tita Freeman is returning to the Business Roundtable as Senior Vice President of Communications, after five years away. 

Freeman spent the last nine months at the National Retail Federation as Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs and was Vice President of Communications and Strategy and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce before that.  Before joining the Chamber, she was a full-time consultant to Google’s Washington office aiding the Global Communications and Public Affairs team.

Freeman will join forces with BRT President and former Gov. John Engler (R-MI) beginning March 12. 

Business Roundtable LogoFreeman was named to the PRWeek magazine 40 Under 40 list in 2009 where she and others were recognized for "demonstrating the powerful future" of the communications and public relations industry.

Freeman is a graduate of Williams College and a native of Dalton, MA.  (Politico’s “Playbook” and PF reporting)

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