Karina Byrne Joins H/Advisors Abernathy as Managing Director and Head of the Los Angeles Office

Seasoned communications professional brings more than 30 years of issues management and litigation communications experience

H/Advisors Abernathy, a leading strategic communications advisor, today announced that Karina Byrne has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of its Los Angeles office, strengthening H/Advisors Abernathy’s issues management and strategic communications advisory offering for CEOs, board directors, and senior executives.

Ms. Byrne brings to the firm more than three decades of experience in C-suite strategic communications counsel, issues management, crisis communications, media relations, litigation and internal communications. A proven communications advisor, she has counseled CEOs, board directors and senior leadership teams across heavily regulated industries, particularly in the wealth management, investment banking, asset management, insurance, technology, industrial, chemical and pharmaceuticals sectors.

"Karina embodies the holistic approach to communications and trusted senior executive counsel that define H/Advisors Abernathy. A seasoned communications strategist and thought leader, her expertise and track record of success will elevate the innovative, data-driven and tailored communications counsel we provide our clients with as they face increasingly complex and rapidly evolving challenges,” said Tom Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of H/Advisors Abernathy.

Before joining H/Advisors Abernathy, Ms. Byrne led executive visibility, issues management and media relations campaigns at Teneo and Taras Advisory Group. She previously served as head of corporate communications for Credit Suisse AG’s investment bank, asset management and Americas businesses. Prior to that, she spent a decade at UBS AG, where she was the chief spokesperson for the U.S.-based wealth management, investment bank and asset management businesses. Ms. Byrne steered both international financial services firms through numerous legal, regulatory and crisis issues and played a pivotal role in UBS’s restructuring of its American entities during the financial crisis

“I am excited to join a firm that is so frequently called on to help clients navigate today’s quickly changing environment, where the convergence of business, political and societal issues create more threats to corporate reputations than ever before,” said Ms. Byrne. “I have long admired H/Advisors Abernathy and the expertise and long tenure of its executive management and senior advisors. I look forward to collaborating with the outstanding team in Los Angeles, as well as partnering with the teams across the United States and abroad to grow the firm’s capabilities and services.”

About H/Advisors Abernathy

A trusted communications advisor, H/Advisors Abernathy specializes in advising CEOs, board directors and senior executives on effective stakeholder communications and engagement. For 40 years, the firm has been entrusted by clients across sectors to help build, protect, and enhance their reputations, overcome challenges, and seize new opportunities. H/Advisors Abernathy operates from offices in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, Chicago and Washington, D.C. and, as a core member of the H/Advisors global network of specialized public relations and strategic communications firms, located in financial and political capitals worldwide.

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