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FleishmanHillard

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FleishmanHillard Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryPublic relations
Founded1946 (1946)
FoundersAlfred Fleishman
Robert E. Hillard
Headquarters
St. Louis, Missouri
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Saunders
(President and CEO)[1]
ParentOmnicom Group[2]
Websitefleishmanhillard.com

FleishmanHillard Inc. (formerly, Fleishman–Hillard) is a public relations and marketing agency founded and based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was acquired by Omnicom Group in 1997,[3] becoming part of the Diversified Agency Services (DAS) division.[4] The company was founded in 1946 by Alfred Fleishman and Robert E. Hillard.[5]

In 1994, the company expanded its operations to the Asia Pacific region with an office in Beijing.[6] In May 2013, the company rebranded its name to FleishmanHillard Inc. and launched the slogan "the Power of True".[7] As of April 2021, the company had 78 offices in 30 countries across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.[8]

Leadership

In January 2024, Hugh Taggart was announced as CEO of Fleishmanhillard in the United Kingdom.[9] 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.[10]

In August 2024, the company announced that CEO John Saunders would be stepping down in October 2024, and would be replaced by JJ Carter.[11]

Merger

On February 10, 2026, Omnicom Public Relations Group announced that Porter Novelli would be absorbed into FleishmanHillard as a dedicated brand under FleishmanHillard's leadership, following Omnicom Group's November 2025 acquisition of Interpublic Group. JJ Carter continued as Global CEO of the combined agency, with Jillian Janaczek (formerly CEO of Porter Novelli) named Americas CEO.[12][13] The same restructuring announcement merged Ketchum and Golin to form Golin Ketchum. FleishmanHillard operates as one of four cornerstone networks within OPRG, alongside Golin Ketchum, Weber Shandwick, and MMC.[14]

References

  1. Leadership, FleishmanHillard.com
  2. Omnicom to Acquire Fleishman-Hillard, The New York Times, Glenn Collins, 10 April 1997.
  3. Devlin, Edward S. (2006). Crisis Management Planning and Execution. Taylor & Francis. p. 372. ISBN 9780203485897.
  4. Elliott, Stuart. (18 June 2012). "An Agency Division Chronicles Its Own I.T. Overhaul". The New York Times.
  5. "FleishmanHillard Milestones". FleishmanHillard. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  6. "Agency Report: Fleishman-Hillard". The Holmes Report. 2010-03-29. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  7. Elliott, Stuart (April 29, 2013). "The New Look of Public Relations". The New York Times.
  8. "Agency Business Report 2021: FleishmanHillard". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  9. Harrington, John (10 January 2024). "FleishmanHillard hires ex-Edelman UK co-CEO Hugh Taggart to lead UK". prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  10. "FleishmanHillard Names New President In Japan". PRovoke Media. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. Bradley, Diana (20 August 2024). "JJ Carter to succeed John Saunders as FleishmanHillard CEO". prweek.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  12. Fischer, Sara (February 11, 2026). "Omnicom consolidates PR agencies following IPG merger". Axios.
  13. "FleishmanHillard: PR Firm Profile". Everything-PR. 2026.
  14. "FleishmanHillard: PR Agency Profile, History, Industry Coverage". 15 June 2013.