Haven Tower Group Launches to Provide Full-Service Public Relations Strategies and Solutions for Wealth Management Space
Agency Delivering Boutique Service Experience Founded by Former Head of PR at LPL Financial, Joseph Kuo, with Former Kekst Partner David Kronfeld as Firm’s First Hire
Seattle, WA and New York, NY – October 10, 2011 – Haven Tower Group today announced its launch as a full-service public relations agency for the financial services sector, with a particular emphasis on the wealth management industry. The firm encompasses a team of four seasoned communications and media relations professionals, led by Founder Joseph Kuo, who most recently served as Senior Vice President and Head of PR at LPL Financial, one of the nation’s largest independent wealth management firms. Haven Tower is headquartered in Seattle, with a strong presence in New York.
Clear, Disciplined Focus on Adding Value for Wealth Management Firms
Joseph Kuo, President & Managing Partner of Haven Tower Group, said, “For far too long, wealth management enterprises – especially across the independent channel – have been faced with a stark choice when selecting PR and communications agency partners: They can work with monolithically large agencies that purport to understand wealth management but are, at best, financial services generalists. Or they can work with solo consultants or micro-agencies comprised of one or two professionals who are familiar with wealth management but cannot deliver scalable, sophisticated and customized PR programs.”
“Our launch of Haven Tower Group at long last provides wealth management enterprises and the ecosystem of businesses that support them with an agency partner who thoroughly understands the industry, can add value immediately and do so through a seamless pairing of full-service strategy and highly disciplined execution,” continued Mr. Kuo.
Four Seasoned Professionals Delivering Boutique Service Experience
Haven Tower’s first employee is David Kronfeld, Partner. He previously worked at leading strategic communications firm Kekst & Company, where he was a partner of the firm, developing and leading strategic communications programs for major financial services enterprises such as Citigroup, Smith Barney, AXIS Capital and Chubb Insurance.
Previously, Mr. Kuo was also a partner of Kekst & Company, leading financial services, private equity and wealth management client teams supporting firms such as LPL Financial, the Financial Services Institute (FSI), Ameriprise, ING’s independent broker-dealer network, Accel-KKR and KKR Financial Corp.
The boutique, four-person team also encompasses client service consultants Matthew Griffiths and Peter Roche, both veteran financial services communications professionals. Both Mr. Kronfeld and Mr. Roche are based in the Greater New York City area, while Mr. Griffes and Mr. Kuo are in the Pacific Northwest, providing coast-to-coast coverage for Haven Tower’s growing national client base.
Strategies and Solutions for Broadest Array of PR and Communications Needs
Haven Tower Group delivers a full-service experience for clients across each stage of a communications program, both in support of ongoing brand elevation efforts, and for transactional, regulatory and special situations.
The firm’s clients encompass independent broker-dealers, RIA aggregators, RIA firms, wealth management industry associations as well as third-party providers, including asset managers, consultancies and insurance enterprises.
The firm’s services include message development / core positioning, media training, media and communications strategic planning, execution (including media relations and turnkey content creation) as well as support in repurposing media visibility via social media and other channels.
About Haven Tower Group
Headquartered in Seattle, WA with a robust presence in the Greater NYC Area, Haven Tower Group is a full-service public relations firm focused on supporting wealth management, wealthtech, asset management and insurance clients.
Haven Tower’s team of four seasoned professionals develop and execute ongoing brand elevation and public visibility programs, as well as PR and communications support for transactional, regulatory, crisis and other special situations on behalf of the firm’s clients across the country. For more information, please visit https://haventower.com/.
Media Inquiries
David Kronfeld
Haven Tower Group
info@haventower.com
206 420 3851