Charles Sipkins of Sipkins Communications Inc., former Sony Pictures Entertainment PR chief.

1. Charles
Sipkins
is
founder
and
CEO
of
Sipkins
Communications,
a
corporate,
crisis
and
financial
communications
firm
based
in
Los
Angeles.
Previously,
Sipkins
was
Executive
Vice
President
and
Chief
Communications
Officer
for
Sony
Pictures
Entertainment,
where
he
oversaw
corporate
communications
as
well
as
communications
for
the
Company’s
business
units.
He
managed
media,
crisis
and
employee
communications;
corporate
social
responsibility
(CSR),
philanthropy
and
events;
corporate
brand
and
event
management.
Prior
to
working
at
Sony
Pictures,
Sipkins
launched
and
served
as
a
Managing
Director
in
the
Los
Angeles
office
of
Sard
Verbinnen.
During
his
tenure
at
Sard
Verbinnen,
Sipkins
advised
clients
on
diverse
communications
matters,
including
financial
communications
(M&A),
crisis
management,
corporate
communications
and
media
relations
where
he
worked
across
a
broad
range
of
industries,
including
technology,
media,
transportation,
energy
and
the
financial
services
sectors.
Some
of
his
clients
included
advising
Boards
of
Directors
and
senior
management
of
the
following
companies:
News
Corporation,
Yahoo!,
Alibaba,
The
Chernin
Group,
Groupon,
Pandora,
PIMCO,
Guggenheim
Partners,
Adobe,
Occidental
Petroleum,
Caruso
Affiliated
and
Claremont-­‐
McKenna
College.
Sipkins
began
his
career
as
a
legislative
assistant
for
Representative
Martin
Olav
Sabo
on
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
Committee
on
Appropriations.
He
also
has
held
positions
at
The
Abernathy
MacGregor
Group,
Fleishman-­‐Hillard,
and
Hill
&
Knowlton.
Sipkins
holds
a
B.A.
in
Political
Science
from
Syracuse
University.
1880 Century Park East
Suite 350
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310.279.5990
310.600.0293
cs@sipkinsinc.com
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