Chavez to lead Edelman’s Multicultural practice.

Edelman announced that Stephen Chavez will join the firm as Senior Vice President and US Director of its multicultural practice. Based in Los Angeles, he will work with Edelman’s multicultural team of more than 30 professionals in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Atlanta.

“We are very excited to have Stephen join our team,” said Pam Talbot, President and CEO of Edelman in the US. “He brings a proven track record of successful, award-winning communications strategies for major brands. Via his thorough understanding of the Hispanic market and the relationships he’s forged with key U.S. Hispanic leaders, he will be of great value to taking our Multicultural practice to the next level.”

Previously, Chavez was Vice President, Director of Public Relations at La Agencia de Orcí.

Chavez said, “Among the numerous positive aspects of joining a firm as rich in expertise as Edelman, I look forward to leveraging Edelman’s proficiency in digital media to explore new ways to communicate with multicultural communities. For example, Hispanics are the fastest growing audience in the US using the Internet.”