Shepard Fox Communications

Sao Paulo, January 5, 2012

Axel — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:22:57 +0000

Sao Paulo, January 5, 2012: XL Group plc obtains final approval to establish Brazil insurance operation

XL Group plc (“XL”) (NYSE:XL) and its subsidiaries today announced that the XL Group of companies has received final approval from the Brazilian insurance and reinsurance regulator, Superintendencia de Seguros Privados (SUSEP), to establish an insurance operation in the country. XL Seguros Brasil S.A. in Sao Paulo will offer a range of Casualty, Property, Professional and Specialty insurance products. – Shepard Fox Communications supported XL Group by creating localized versions of the press release in various languages, drawing on the agency’s expertise in localizing content and reaching out to media on a local level, thus maximizing media impact.

Press Release (French), Press Release (German)

Zurich/Dublin, December 15, 2011

Axel — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:01:56 +0000

Zurich/Dublin, December 15, 2011: Shepard Fox Communications supports global insurer XL Group’s communications

Shepard Fox Communications LLC has supported the Communications & Marketing of XL Group by helping create a new corporate brochure in five languages. XL Group plc is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. XL Group companies have approximately 60 offices in more than 20 countries with approximately 4,000 employees. As of September 30, 2011, the Company had consolidated assets of approximately $46.6 billion and consolidated shareholders equity of $10.9 billion. Its principal offices are in Dublin, Ireland.

To learn more, visit www.xlgroup.com

Lorraine Chandler, Zurich

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:32:39 +0000

Lorraine has over twelve years experience in international public relations and communications. Having achieved qualifications in English, public relations and PR, she spent five years working in Bates PanGulf PR, a leading PR agency in Dubai, in addition to previous in-house experience. She has dealt with a wide gamut of clients, covering the pharmaceutical, hospitality, consumer and automobile industries. Lorraine is an accomplished writer, with comprehensive experience of all client media communications. She has also published hundreds of consumer interest articles in magazines in France and Dubai. At Shepard Fox she takes care of high-level content as well as PR project management.

lorraine.chandler@shepard-fox.com

André Lehmann, Munich

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:05:36 +0000

André Lehmann has eight years journalistic and editing experience from top tier international print media and newswires. For French newswire Agence France Press (AFP) he has been reporting on a vast array of topics such as banking regulation, finance, insurance, pharmaceuticals and politics (from Paris and Zurich). As a foreign correspondent he delivered reports from Liberia, Libya, West Bank, Gaza, Moldova, and Brussels. He also worked as a journalist for Belgian media Le Soir and Trends/Tendances as well as for La Presse in Canada and Le Matin in Switzerland. André is bilingual French/German and holds a MA in Franco-German studies from Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris III, as well as a Diploma in International Journalism from Université Laval, Québec.

andre.lehmann@shepard-fox.com

Pascal Aubert, Paris

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:57:27 +0000

Pascal Aubert has more than 20 years experience in journalism. Most of his career as a journalist he spent with La Tribune, the French business paper, being its Deputy Editorial Director between 1994 and 2008 in Paris, and International Economic Editor, Asian, Middle East & Africa as well as Washington correspondent between 1988 and 2004. He also worked for other French media including Le Matin, France Soir, and Le Point. In cooperation with Europe 1, he did a daily economic and financial TV program. Within Shepard Fox Communications Pascal is looking after media relations in France, with a focus on Paris.

pascal.aubert@shepard-fox.com

Patrick Stumm, Brussels

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:53:20 +0000

Patrick Stumm is a Public Affairs specialist with more than 10 years experience in European Public Affairs in Brussels. He has been an EU Advisor on regulation and funding on EU programs such as Eco Innovation. He spent three years working as a European Affairs Consultant for the European Business Forum. For two years he worked for Brussels media EurActiv, creating public affairs strategies for clients like DuPont, Honeywell, Microsoft, Pfizer, Toyota. Prior to that Patrick was Head Information Unit for the European Commission, DG Enlargement, developing communications strategies for new EU member states, and Liaison Committee Member for the European Commission, DG Education and Culture. Patrick holds a Ph.D. in Political Sciences from the German University of Gottingen.

patrick.stumm@shepard-fox.com

DETLEF ROCHOW, MUNICH

admin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:15:04 +0000

Detlef is a veteran corporate communications specialist with over 30 years experience, spanning both internal and external communications, communications strategy, change and M&A communications, CEO communications, corporate internet and intranet, and employee magazines. He is an expert in change management and securing employee buy-in during times of corporate restructuring and mergers. Detlef began his career as a journalist for daily newspapers in Germany. He then joined Siemens AG in Munich, where for more than two decades he led global corporate communications teams in the company’s IT and Telecom units, comprising of 60,000 employees across 180 countries.

detlef.rochow@shepard-fox.com

Singapore, October 28, 2011

Axel — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:58:22 +0000

Singapore, October 28, 2011: BSH Home Appliances receives Singapore Community Chest Corporate Gold Award

For its contribution of S$ 100,000 towards the Community Chest funds, BSH Home Appliances Pte Ltd was recognized with a Corporate Gold Award at the Singapore Community Chest Award Ceremony. The Community Chest Awards recognize individuals, companies, and organisations that have gone beyond their personal and business interest to invest in the social service sector. BSH Home Appliances markets Bosch and Gaggenau brands of household appliances. Shepard Fox Communications is in charge of media relations for the company.

www.bosch-home.com.sg

Basel, September 14, 2011

Axel — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:11:08 +0000

Basel, September 14, 2011: Shepard Fox Communications to provide PR support to Novartis AG

Shepard Fox Communications will be providing PR services to Novartis AG, one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, based in Basel, Switzerland. The assignment includes in-house support of Novartis’ Global Development Communications department at the Novartis Campus in Basel, and comprises project management, writing and editing of texts, and preparing messages for synchronised global internal and external communications.

www.novartis.com

Bangalore, August 1, 2011

Axel — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:24:11 +0000

Bangalore, August 1, 2011: Shepard Fox Communications to expand operations in India

Shepard Fox Communications will expand its Indian operations by adding additional office space in downtown Bangalore and expanding its local workforce. For that purpose the current local partnership will be incorporated into a Private Limited Company – a wholly owned subsidiary of Shepard Fox Communications LLC. “We will increasingly target local Indian clients in additon to supporting European clients in India”, said Managing Director Axel Schafmeister. “It is a fascinating growth market in which we can perfectly leverage our global expertise and experience in the IT, telecommunications and high tech environment.” Shepard Fox Communications India will be managed by Shefali Bardoloi.

For more information please turn to shefali.bardoloi@shepard-fox.com