LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matthew Policastro has been named Business Wire's regional vice president, Southern California, with responsibility for the company's Los Angeles, Newport Beach and San Diego offices.
Policastro will report to Morrissey Perfetti, group vice president for Southern California and the Desert Southwest.
Most recently, Policastro served as regional manager of the Los Angeles office, where he will continue to be based. He joined Business Wire in 2003 as an account executive.
"Los Angeles is a major office that is critical to Business Wire's overall annual performance," noted Gregg Castano, Business Wire's president, in making today's announcement. "Fortunately, with Matt in charge, the office did extremely well in 2011. We are confident that Matt will able to transfer his proven leadership skills, product knowledge and sales abilities to propel our southern California offices to even greater heights."
Policastro's professional affiliations include the National Investor Relations Institute and the Public Relations Society of America. He is an alumnus of Rutgers University in New Jersey, and he received his MBA from Pepperdine University.
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