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TransMedia Group today named international marketing, communications and corporate business development expert Sonja Warner Vice President of Global Corporate Communications. Warner, who has a Ph.D, an MBA and M.A. in communications, brings fluency in Russian and four other languages to the expanding international PR firm (www.transmediagroup.com). "Dr. Warner brings to TransMedia Group impressive cross-functional experience in Organizational Development, Change Management, Global Communications and Start-Up Operations," said TransMedia CEO Tom Madden. "We're elated to have someone so well-versed in Global Marketing, Brand Development and Launch, Strategic Analysis and Planning, join our firm at time we're growing so rapidly internationally." She has an M.A. in Communications, M.A. in Computer Science and an M.B.A. and is a Change Management Certified Specialist and a Six Sigma Lean Professional and Six Sigma Black Belt Professional. She is fluent in English, German, Russian, Croatian and Ukrainian. Among clients Warner has advised on Organizational Development and Change Management Processes have included such leading global companies as Berlin Chemie Menarini Group, Mili Healthcare, Schwarzkopf Henkel, Robert Bosch Corp., Microsoft, Buderus, DHL, Hyundai, KIA, Ukrprominvest, Alfa Bank, Raiffeisen Bank and Swedbank. Her experience includes Managing Partner of Worldwide Innovative Communications, Inc., a strategic communications agency with global experience and presence supporting U.S. companies in their global initiatives, and, opposite- introduce and develop international business in North America. Sonja's consulting work focuses on organizational development, corporate communications, marketing and strategic solutions for her clients, including leading manufacturers and companies worldwide.