H&K emphasises digital with appointments

Regional - Hill & Knowlton has beefed up its digital offering and appointed Mathew Overington, Raoul Le Blond, and Lynn Fong as digital leads for Australasia, SE Asia, and North Asia respectively.

Le Blond will be based in Singapore, while Fong will be based in Beijing. In early May, Marketing reported on Overington's appointment to the new role of digital strategist for H&K Australia.

Also, a Korea team led by Kyle Jongmoon Kim will be tasked with researching and developing new digital solutions for clients in APAC. The group will receive additional support and mentorship from Peter Imbres, senior vice president with Hill & Knowlton's digital practice in the USA.

"Digital is integral to our work across all our practices and geographies and these new appointments will help us deepen and expand the solutions we can offer clients as well as finding new areas for digital development," said Vivian Lines, president and COO of Hill & Knowlton APAC.