Kolbjornsen – VP of Communications at República.

República announced the appointment of Christina Kolbjornsen as vice president of communications. In this role, Kolbjornsen leads the agency’s burgeoning communications practice, directing and managing strategic communications programs, consumer events and promotions for the firm’s national and regional clients.

With a diverse background in public relations and marketing that spans more than 15 years, Kolbjornsen has developed and directed strategic marketing, communications and public relations programs for national and international companies in various industries, including corporate, energy, travel and tourism, health care, financial and agribusiness, among others.

Kolbjornsen has held executive communications positions at several national and international public relations agencies, including Wragg and Casas and Citigate Dewe Rogerson, and worked for a number of years as an international management and trade consultant in Washington, DC.

“Christina brings a wealth of experience and strategic expertise to our team,” said Jorge A. Plasencia, chairman and chief executive officer of República. “A highly talented communications professional, she understands and delivers unsurpassed communications expertise with a clear understanding of the general, Hispanic and African-American markets. We are thrilled to have Christina join the República family.”