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H+K Appoints Simon Shaw as Global Chief Creative Strategy + Innovation Officer
February 21, 2019, LONDON – Hill+Knowlton Strategies, international public relations agency, has appointed Simon Shaw as Global Chief Creative Strategy + Innovation Officer.
Shaw joined H+K in 2014 as Chief Creative Officer at H+K’s Centre of Creative Strategy in London. For the last five years, he has been a major accelerant in the transformation of the London office, strengthened its creative output for clients such as Huawei, Coca Cola and Envision, and, more broadly, redefined the client proposition.
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“Simon is a brilliant creative strategist. He is obsessed with the delivery of truly excellent, award winning client work. Having known him for over a decade, and worked with him for five years, I believe that the impact he will bring on a global stage will be transformative for our business and for our clients.“ – Richard Millar, H+K Global President
“In today’s ever-changing world we need to constantly change the way we engage our clients’ public. Our creativity and innovative thinking is essential to achieve this. I look forward to working with my H+K colleagues around the world to develop transformative campaigns that deliver maximum impact for our clients“ – Simon Shaw, Chief Creative Officer
Simon is a well-renowned and respected industry authority and served as Cannes Lions juror in 2011 and D&AD jury president in 2017.
Prior to joining H+K in 2014, he was Executive Creative Director & Head of Content at Good Relations and previously Creative Director and Global Brand Director at Exposure.
The news follows other recent H+K appointments to key roles since the announcement of a new global structure, including the appointments of Global Co-Presidents Richard Millar and Lars Erik Grønntun, reporting to CEO and Chairman Jack Martin; Sam Lythgoe to drive global marketing and business development, Kate Augustine to lead global HR and Talent, and Vikki Chowney to run content and publishing.
H+K has offices in more than 40 countries worldwide, delivering award winning campaigns to clients across all sectors and disciplines and with a focus on continued innovation for the industry. Recent innovations include Flight School +, a crisis communications training and simulation tool, Better Impact, a new approach to brand purpose and CSR, and H+K Smarter, a behavioral science unit.