Launder, who is based in New York, joins Spencer Stuart from Prudential Financial, where he served as Head of Corporate Communications, leading media relations, corporate reputation, executive messaging, crisis preparedness and financial communications for the multinational organization. He previously served as Vice President of Corporate Communications at Discovery, Inc., where he was responsible for media relations, executive positioning and financial communications. Launder also worked at Brunswick Group, advising Fortune 500 clients on a range of corporate communications and reputation issues.
He started his career as a journalist, first based in the Paris bureau at the New York Times, before joining American Banker to cover financial services. Launder then joined the Wall Street Journal as a foreign correspondent in Germany, covering the financial crisis, European Central Bank and European debt crisis, before returning to New York to cover the U.S. media industry. He holds a bachelor’s degree in foreign service from Georgetown University and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.
“Spencer Stuart is a true leader in the global advisory industry, with unmatched talent, insights and relationships with the world’s most important leaders and organizations,” said Launder. “I’m thrilled to join the Spencer Stuart team at this important moment and look forward to helping shape the firm’s evolving story on behalf of our clients and colleagues around the world.”
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