Stagwell congratulates Vice Chair Ray Day, APR, who was elected chair of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for 2025. A longtime communications professional, Ray joined Stagwell in 2020 after serving as chief communications officer at the Ford Motor Company and IBM. Ray's PRSA appointment, along with other newly elected members of the 2024 Board of Directors, was announced this weekend at PRSA's 2023 Leadership Assembly.

He will serve as PRSA Chair-elect in 2024. In his role as Vice Chair of Stagwell, which he joined in February 2020, Ray focuses on communications, public relations, corporate affairs, reputation and directly serves as senior communications counsel for major clients around the world. He is a recognized voice and leader in communications and public relations, with more than three decades of experience and insights as a chief communications officer.

Prior to Stagwell, he served as IBM's CCO, leading the company's global Communications and Corporate Citizenship teams in more than 170 countries. Before IBM, Day was Group Vice President of Communications and served 28 years with Ford. His accomplishments include transforming Ford's communications model working with then CEO Alan Mulally.

This led to the biggest improvement ever in the company's corporate reputation and brand strength, and Day was cited as a key part of the Ford transformation in the American Icon business book.