The Forbes Agency Council has added Ronn Torossian, Founder & CEO of 5WPR, into its ranks. Torossian joins other Forbes Agency Council members who are hand-selected to become part of a curated network of successful peers and senior-level executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies. As a member of the Council, Torossian will have the opportunity to comment on relevant trends in the communications and marketing industry, provide his thought leadership and give insight on industry-related topics for publishing on Forbes.com.

Since founding 5WPR in 2003, Torossian has led his PR firm to be one of America's 15 largest privately owned PR firms, received multiple industry awards including Public Relations Executive of the Year Award and has been named a semi-finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year award. Under his leadership, 5W has won awards which include the American Business Awards' Agency of the Year and numerous Gold Sabre Awards, Stevie American Business Awards and PR Agency Elite Awards.

"It's exciting to join the Forbes Agency Council and I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences and insights on public relations and marketing with a wider audience," said Torossian.

Recent op-eds Torossian has penned for Forbes include "PR's Biggest Crisis of 2017" and "Where Public Relations is Headed in the Modern Era."

About 5W Public Relations:

5W Public Relations, a full-service PR agency, helps some of the world's most admired brands, corporations and personalities achieve more. 5WPR's bold, resourceful and thoroughly modern approach has measurably increased the positive results of its clients' communications efforts. Founded in 2003, the agency's full-service PR programs, novel approach and innovative people deliver game-changing results and have been recognized with many awards including PR Agency of the Year, PR Executive of the Year, Product Launch of the Year, Business to Business Program of the Year and Digital/Social Media Campaign of the Year, among others.