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Financial Comms Group Head, Senior VP at Fleishman-Hillard
Location: Hong Kong
URL: http://fleishmanhillard.com
Job Description
The Hong Kong office of Fleishman-Hillard -- a recognized leader in global communications -- seeks a senior executive
strategist/practitioner to lead the established Financial Communications Practice Group. The Group manages a fast-growing
client portfolio of asset management, private equity, and financial services companies. The work scope spans investor
relations, stakeholder communications, crisis and issues management, investment product and service launches, M&A
communications, financial branding strategies, integrated media relations, internal communications and change management.
This is the fastest growing practice in the office which functions as a key part of the regional and global financial
communications network within Fleishman-Hillard.
Skills
- Minimum 10 years of experience providing corporate communications counsel to financial institution clients
- Agency experience is preferred; a combination of consulting and corporate experience is ideal though not essential
- A background in financial communications/investor relations with the ability to read, understand, and communicate complex
financial issues
- Established network of transactional/IR connections
- In-depth experience in financial services and asset management, with high-level relationships with key financial press
- Strong experience in managing client relationships with senior client executives
- Advanced knowledge of business media and well-developed skills in building and maintaining media relationships.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and executing results-oriented reputation management plans that integrate
traditional and digital channels
- Proven track record in providing leadership and strategic counsel to clients on corporate positioning, crisis/issues
management, and stakeholder/financial communications
- Excellent writing ability with extensive experience in all forms of corporate and executive communication, from business
media news releases to executive talking points
- Highly developed project management skills with experience overseeing the work of teams
- Drive business development that match the current and emerging needs of the market
- Bi Lingual (Chinese and English) and possess strategic thinking, strong writing skills, and team orientation
- Additional proficiencies required include superb interpersonal skills, solid news judgment, mentoring and leadership abilities,
and well-developed organizational skills
Company Description
Fleishman-Hillard is a leading multinational public relations firm with a fast-growing, dynamic network in Asia Pacific. The firm
has built its reputation on using strategic, integrated communications to deliver what its clients value most: meaningful,
positive, and measurable impact on the performance of client organizations. The firm is renowned for its strong company
culture founded on teamwork, integrity, and personal commitment.
The firm currently operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, and South Africa and the
Middle East with more than 2,000 employees located in 81 offices in 26 countries. Fleishman-Hillard is part of the Omnicom
Group, Inc., a leading global communications holding company. Fleishman-Hillard consistently receives high ratings from
peers and clients for the quality of staff and excellence of client service.
The firm established a presence in Asia Pacific in the early 1990s and today, operates a solid regional network comprised of
14 wholly owned offices in nine countries.
In the Asia Pacific, Fleishman-Hillard has twice won the prestigious Asia Pacific PR Network of the Year -- in 2004 and 2008 --
as well as numerous other awards in digital and social media engagement, public affairs, sports business and more. In 2010,
The Holmes Group named Fleishman-Hillard “Best Multinational Agency to Work For” and “European Consultancy of the
Year.” Also in 2010, the National Association of Female Executives named Fleishman-Hillard one of America’s top 10 best
companies for executive women, along with Abbot, Johnson & Johnson, American Express and IBM.