Hill & Knowlton Australia has announced the promotion of Andrew Collett to the position of managing director, based in Sydney. He was formerly the director of client services, H&K Australia and he previously ran the firms corporate marketing practice.

Andrew is a valued member of our team and a well respected senior consultant in our market, said Michelle Hutton, chief executive of Hill & Knowlton Australasia. Andrew is very passionate about the communication industry, the H&K business and how we can continue to be the lead agency in our market.  I look forward to working with him to continue to take our business forward.

Mr Collett commented: The success of the past few years has been a true team effort and I now have the opportunity to work even closer with our senior team and clients, a challenge I am looking forward to tackling. I know that we can continue to grow H&K and continue to lead our market with innovative and effective communication to help solve our clients business challenges.
Mr Collett is the current president of the Public Relations Institute of Australia (NSW).