FleishmanHillard
FleishmanHillard Inc. is a public relations and marketing agency founded and based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was acquired by Omnicom Group in 1997, becoming part of the Diversified Agency Services division. The company was founded in 1946 by Alfred Fleishman and Robert E. Hillard.
In 1994, the company expanded its operations to the Asia Pacific region with an office in Beijing. In May 2013, the company rebranded its name to FleishmanHillard Inc. and launched the slogan "the Power of True". As of April 2021, the company had 78 offices in 30 countries across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Leadership
In January 2024, Hugh Taggart was announced as CEO of Fleishmanhillard in the United Kingdom. In February of the same year, Shin Tanaka, the president of FleishmanHillard in Japan, stepped down after 27 years and was replaced by Ryo Kanayama.In August 2024, the company announced that CEO John Saunders would be stepping down in October 2024, and would be replaced by JJ Carter.