Pinnacle Worldwide 

Henry A. de La Garza, president of Pinnacle member de La Garza Public Relations, of Houston, has been named Contributing Editor for Public Relations and Advertising by Natural Gas & Electricity, a highly influential and award winning industry newsletter.

Mr. de La Garza’s first column appears in the June edition and is entitled “Well Planned Crisis Communications Can Help Weather Any Storm.” It is timed to coincide with the arrival of hurricane season which always poses a risk to energy facilities in and around the Gulf of Mexico.

“We are delighted to have someone of Henry’s professional caliber and worldwide reputation in the communications business as a regular columnist,” said Robert E. Willett, managing director of Financial Communications Company, of Houston, co-publisher of the periodical.

de La Garza Public Relations, Inc. specializes in providing crisis communications to the energy and marine industry. The firm is the Texas gulf coast representative for the MTI Network of crisis communications firms which represent some 6,500 ships navigating the seas. Mr. de La Garza’s professional career spans nearly four decades as a former spokesman for two Texas Mayors and AT&T, an award winning television news journalist, and the founder of one of Houston top corporate communications firms. He is Accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations Society of America. de La Garza is a former Chairman and President of Pinnacle Worldwide.