Bill Wohl
Biography
Teaches COMM 754: Communication & Leadership
A highly regarded communications and marketing executive, Wohl is globally recognized for leadership in crisis communications. His consultancy helps companies with crisis communications; repositioning brands and products for growth acceleration with differentiated messaging; and for his notable expertise in CEO and C-suite counsel through succession, M & A, activist investors, and litigation. He brings experience in diverse industries, across global markets, and at companies from the Fortune 10 to the Fortune 500, working as in leadership roles at SAP – where he reported to the CEO and led CEO, PR, analyst relations, crisis, and field communications.
Wohl is the executive vice president of corporate communications at Hotwire, one of the world's leading PR and communications agencies. He works with clients of all sizes on a range of communications assignments, including crisis, product launch, company branding, messaging, event strategy, CEO counseling and company funding/IPO readiness projects.
Wohl was the chief communications officer at Hewlett Packard when the company had revenue of $120 billion annually with 300,000 employees. He was chief communications officer at data management leader Commvault. Most recently, he was head of brand & communications at United Rentals, a $9 billion revenue leader in the construction equipment rental space. Wohl is a member of the prestigious Arthur Page Society for Chief Communications Officers. Wohl has been a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the last 40 years with the West Grove Fire Company, located in southeastern Pennsylvania.
