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George W. Winters played a key role in corporate communications,
marketing and stakeholder management efforts for BellSouth Corporation's
regional office in Huntsville, Alabama, for more than 20 years.
Winters implemented BellSouth's media and public information initiatives
during divestiture of the company by AT&T. In addition to leading
several product and market launches for BellSouth subsidiaries,
he coordinated strategic relationship management initiatives, joint
sponsorship activities and grassroots lobbying efforts. Winters
led the first successful campaign in Alabama to convince voters
to approve billed charges for enhanced 911 services in Madison County.
He has extensive experience in public and media relations, public
affairs, corporate citizenship and marketing.
Winters is nationally accredited in public relations and
has consistently promoted accreditation among professional communicators
for two decades. He received the Public Relations Council
of Alabama's highest honor in 1986 when the professional group presented
him with the Phillip R. Forrest, Jr. medallion. The award tops a
lengthy list of others in specific aspects of public relations and
marketing communication.
Winters has served in numerous professional and community leadership
roles in North Alabama including the Public Relations Council of
Alabama, Volunteer Center of Huntsville / Madison County, Huntsville
Hospital Foundation, The Schools Foundation, United Ways in Huntsville
and the Shoals, and in the Chambers of Commerce in Huntsville and
the Shoals.
After leaving BellSouth, Winters formed Winters & Associates, a
corporate development, public relations and integrated marketing
services firm. In addition to helping Toyota with the groundbreaking
for its $220 million motor manufacturing plant, Winters & Associates
has helped a number of Huntsville area business clients with strategic
development, public relations and marketing programming and projects
as well as serving as strategic advisor to a local political candidates.
Winters continues his community service to local non-profit organizations.
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