Tribe Pictures' CEO Vern Oakley to Appear on Corporate Communications Panel

Tribe Pictures' CEO Vern Oakley to Appear on Corporate Communications Panel

CHATHAM, N.J., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribe Pictures' Founder and CEO Vern Oakley will appear on a panel of Fortune 500 senior executives in a discussion of internal communications during periods of change and crisis. Oakley, who founded the production company Tribe twenty years ago, is the executive producer of scores of award-winning films, videos and online media for corporations, universities, government agencies and philanthropic institutions. Tribe clients include American Express, IBM, GE, Schering Plough, Lucent, Medco and NASA. The panel, "Perpetual Reinvention: Leading Change with Internal Communications," is part of a one-day conference at Motorola Corporate Headquarters in Schaumburg, IL, September 19th, and is sponsored by Best Practices in Corporate Communications (BPCC). BPCC is a member-based service and benchmarking resource of Fortune 500 communications professionals that provides business case materials and forums for the discussion and exchange of ideas surrounding key communications issues. Its diverse member companies include Johnson & Johnson, Hewlett Packard, Ford Motor Company and Pfizer. Joining Oakley on the panel will be Chris Doherty, Vice President of Internal Communications for Sprint Nextel and Laurie Bischel of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Julie Bjorkman, Director of HR and Culture Communications at the Sara Lee Corporation, will moderate.

Says Oakley, "At Tribe, the key to our films' success has always been our ability to leverage storytelling and transform our clients' communications strategies into simple messages that touch the heart and compel action. As the name suggests, Tribe believes in a collaborative process, and so I'm pleased to be taking part in a free exchange of ideas with other communications professionals at the BPCC conference."

About Tribe Pictures: Located in Chatham, New Jersey, Tribe Pictures is an independent film production company offering agency-level production values and creative development along with expertise in communications strategy and branding. Celebrating its twentieth year in business, Tribe believes that effective film communications are based on authentic voices and compelling stories. The name "Tribe" captures the spirit of partnership and collaboration that guides its creative process with its clients.

Source: Tribe Pictures

CONTACT: Leslie Morgan of Tribe Pictures, +1-973-635-2660,
leslie@tribepictures.com

Web site: http://www.tribepictures.com/

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