WASHINGTON, DC & ATLANTA, GA., Feb. 17, 2003 --- David R. Mould, a leading communications executive, has joined Griswold-Lesser as a principal in the firm and will direct its new Strategic Corporate & Public Sector Communications group, it was announced today by Craig S. Lesser, a founding partner.

Previously, Mr. Mould provided counsel to senior executives in creating and directing successful corporate communication strategies, including for PG&E’s National Energy Group, the Mirant Corporation and Southern Company. He has substantial news media experience, including a Middle East posting and other assignments for United Press International.

Griswold-Lesser offers strategic planning that enables senior executives to maximize their company’s success in the regulatory, legislative and media arenas.

"David Mould has impressive credits and his extensive experience in the corporate communications sector provides us with new capabilities," Mr. Lesser said. "We are excited about his expertise and what the extension of a tier of strategic communications services will mean for our current and future clients."

"We are now able to implement a full universe of client services needs ‘in-house’—and in particular—the management of message and program development in the vital communications aspect," Mr. Lesser offered. "Having a respected leader with proven Washington, DC experience and a presence there is an extraordinarily strong and important asset."

Mr. Mould is an accomplished public relations specialist with global corporate communications experience and an international journalism background. An expert writer with strong media contacts, he has expertise in environmental issues and crisis management.

He has managed public affairs activities in 20 countries and public relations departments for major U.S. energy companies.

In addition, his experience includes handling communications with news media, political leaders, the investment community, labor unions, employees and environmental and consumer activist groups, dealing with such issues as environmental protests, power-plant accidents, political and legal disputes, initial public offerings, corporate re-branding, government investigations, bankruptcy proceedings and hostile takeovers.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Mould was vice president of communications for PG&E National Energy Group, a leading developer of power plants and natural gas pipelines based in the Washington, D.C., area. He was also director of public relations for Mirant Corporation (formerly Southern Energy Inc.) based in Atlanta; media relations manager for Southern Company and for its Georgia Power subsidiary; and, southern regional editor for United Press International (UPI).

Mr. Mould reported for UPI from the Middle East as a Jerusalem-based correspondent and served as ‘space’ correspondent in Cape Canaveral, Florida. He also was a national and foreign news editor. He has covered U.S. presidential politics, Congress, the Supreme Court, State Department and state legislatures including Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi. Additionally, he taught journalism at the University of South Carolina and worked for several newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mr. Mould holds an MBA degree from Emory University and a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee, where he sponsors a journalism scholarship and serves on the communications advisory board.

He is public affairs chairman of the Electric Power Supply Association, public relations adviser for the Committee of Chief Risk Officers of the wholesale energy trading industry and is a member of the National Press Club, Public Relations Society of America, International Association of Business Communicators and the Society of Environmental Journalists. He is a board member of the Empty Stocking Fund, a Boy Scout leader and member of the National Eagle Scout Association. A resident of Atlanta for several years, he now lives with his wife Lisa and two children in Washington, D.C.

Griswold●Lesser is an Atlanta, Georgia based consultancy offering relationship development and management to corporations influenced by regulatory and legislative decisions made on the state, regional and national levels. The firm’s strategic consulting services enable senior executives to maximize their company’s success in the regulatory, legislative and media arenas. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at www.griswoldlesser.com.