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For more than a quarter-century, senior leadership at Fortune 500 companies including Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) and United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) relied on Chuck to produce, protect and promote key messages for vital constituencies. Chuck’s broad range of experience - from expertly handling crisis communications, managing international media events and inquiries; creating and maintaining consistent messaging across large corporations, to convincing senior management that a post-9/11 gasoline price hike would irreparably harm the company’s reputation, Chuck has earned a valued reputation as a fair, honest and high-impact resource, whose counsel is frequently sought by peers.

He is an expert. Chuck has spent more than 30 years refining his approach to the public affairs practice. His first priority centers on understanding a leadership team’s communications needs and developing a strategy that identifies key stakeholders, meets the necessary timeline, and stays on budget. Chuck implements the the strategy, chooses the appropriate tools needed to tell the story, ensures its effectiveness, and measures its impact on brand reputation and other benchmarks.  

He is connected. Using a vast network of connections in many industries, including natural gas and oil, and metals and mining, Chuck works with experts across the business spectrum to identify key business issues and prepare clients for what lurks around the corner. 

He is prepared. Chuck has managed the communications function for crisis situations from oil spills and labor disputes to hostile takeover threats and major mergers and acquisitions.  He has witnessed the changes in the news cycle, the ways we gather news and which outlets maintain credibility – which can change daily.  Bottom line, he does not panic when navigating a crisis regardless the nature of the event and the media landscape.  

Contact Chuck at Chuck@chuckricepr.com