OKLAHOMA CITY – Saxum Public Relations, an integrated public relations, strategic marketing and creative firm, today announced it is opening an office in Tulsa and has hired Christopher Payne, APR, to serve as vice president and general manager of the Tulsa office.
“As a Tulsa native, I am excited to announce that we will be opening an office in my hometown,” said Saxum President and CEO Renzi Stone. “We already have an existing client base in the area, and we see tremendous potential for growth.”
Payne comes to Saxum with more than 20 years of public relations and strategic communications experience. He previously served as senior manager of corporate communications for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a global corporation and one of Saxum’s newest clients. Payne worked at the company for nearly 17 years, having started as a manager of corporate communications for the Thrifty Car Rental brand. Prior to joining Thrifty, he spent four years working for public relations and political consulting agencies in the Dallas area, leading a number of regional and national accounts.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Saxum Public Relations, a full-service public relations, public affairs and strategic marketing firm, today announced the hiring of Chad Backus as account supervisor and Rachel Leonard as junior account executive. Maxus Creative, Saxum’s wholly owned, in-house creative and conceptual firm, announced the hiring of Ruben Cabrera as a designer.
Chad Backus serves as account supervisor and brings more than 10 years of agency, corporate and nonprofit experience to Saxum. Prior to joining Saxum, he served as account supervisor at Michael A. Burns & Associates in Dallas, communications director for Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, communications specialist with AARP’s southwest regional office in Dallas and public relations specialist at MarCom Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations in Oklahoma City. He is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and broadcasting with an emphasis in public relations.
Rachel Leonard serves as a junior account executive at Saxum. Leonard’s previous experience includes serving as an account executive at New Jersey-based Beckerman Public Relations and as an account coordinator for Stern + Associates in New Jersey. She served as an intern with Health For Friends in Norman, OU Medical Center, SouthCrest Hospital in Tulsa and KFOR-TV. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in public relations.
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