Ricardo Strategic Consulting – North America Names Bianchi Public Relations as PR Counsel

Posted Mar. 22nd 2004

TROY, Mich., March 22, 2004 – Ricardo Strategic Consulting – North America has selected Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. to assist with its communication activities. The announcement was made by Andrew C. Chien, president of Ricardo Strategic Consulting – North America, and James A. Bianchi, president of the public relations firm.

Bianchi Public Relations will provide media relations, strategic planning and public relations counseling for Ricardo Strategic Consulting, which is an independent subsidiary of Ricardo plc – one of the world’s foremost independent automotive engineering consulting companies.

With North American offices in Detroit and Chicago, Ricardo Strategic Consulting offers clients a unique mix of strategic perspective and depth of product development insight to assist in improving performance on such product-related issues as development efficiency, innovation, product cost and quality.

Ricardo Strategic Consulting was founded in mid-2002 to serve niche, premium and high-volume automakers, automotive suppliers, technology and engineering intensive companies, investment banks and private equity firms. Ricardo Strategic Consulting is a complementary business to the high-value engineering consulting services that Ricardo plc has been providing the automotive industry for over 90 years.

A public company based in the U.K., Ricardo plc posted sales of $226 million in fiscal year 2003 and is a part of the FTSE techMark 100 index – a group of innovative technology companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Troy, Mich.-based Bianchi Public Relations, Inc. has represented global clients that span the association, automotive, consulting, design, e-business, education, engineering, financial services, high-tech, industrial and manufacturing sectors. Founded in 1992, the agency offers a broad range of services.

Contact:
Jessica Killenberg
248-269-1122
jkillenberg@bianchipr.com

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