Patrick Davis Partners, the national brand consulting firm, announces that Steve Ritchie has joined the firm as senior vice president. Based in Atlanta, he leads business development for the firm, where he integrates business strategy with the brand, marketplace and agenda-setting media work of the firm. Ritchie consults with companies across the firm's interdisciplinary portfolios, from startups working to maximize early-state value to Fortune 100 companies seeking to achieve strong results from their brand investments.

Ritchie brings more than twelve years of business consulting experience to Patrick Davis Partners. Most recently, he served as vice president, business development of ChoicePoint Inc., a $1 billion information services company.

Patrick Davis Partners also announces that Jennifer Brinkmann, president, has been named partner of the firm. As president and partner, she draws upon deep experience in multiple industries to ensure that clients receive thoughtful, original work and is engaged in the day-to-day work of the firm's interdisciplinary client portfolios. She is based in the firm's St. Louis office.

Brinkmann merged her independent consultancy with Patrick Davis Partners in 2003. Previously, she led executive communications for one of the leading non-profit healthcare providers in the nation and worked as a counselor at a leading boutique firm.

In addition to Brinkmann and Ritchie, the executive team of Patrick Davis Partners includes Patrick Davis, chief executive officer, and Mary Phelan, executive vice president.