Special Guest: Howard Karesh
Howard N. Karesh joined medical technology leader Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (Hillrom), in July 2015, and leads the company’s Corporate and Graphic Communications function on a global basis. He is a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team and Pandemic Steering Committee. Howard’s internal and external communication responsibilities include CEO, M&A and pandemic communications; serving as Hillrom’s spokesperson; and launching/overseeing the company’s Hillrom for Humanity corporate social responsibility initiative.
Previously, Howard was director of Corporate Internal Communications and Creative Media at Exelon Corporation, a Chicago-based energy holding company. Prior roles include head of North America Internal Communications at ABN AMRO/LaSalle Bank Corporation, and senior positions at public relations agencies Ketchum (vice president, Midwest Corporate Practice), and Edelman (vice president, Technology and Business Marketing).
Howard is the recipient of multiple communications industry and company awards, including Hillrom’s 2021 Senior Leadership Team Commitment Award of Excellence.
He is a magna cum laude graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, and earned his Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) from the Public Relations Society of America in 2010.
Howard is a seasoned community leader and serves on a number of non-profit boards, including roles such as the president of a 430-student private school in Skokie, Illinois; president of a Chicago community educational organization; and board membership at numerous other social service organizations in the United States and abroad.
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