Hill+Knowlton Strategies hires Abhishek Gulyani as CEO for India

Communications consultancy Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has appointed Abhishek Gulyani as Chief Executive Officer to lead its operations throughout India.

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An experienced communications specialist, Gulyani will manage the offices in Bengaluru, Gurgaon and Mumbai to capture the enormous growth potential in the country.  

Gulyani said, “To join an agency with H+K’s credentials is very exciting. They have a brilliant reputation for innovative and creative communications around the world. In this global time of uncertainty, I have never been more certain of the relevance of our industry. Businesses will look to communications experts to ensure they remain at the heart of the conversation as they seek to build brand purpose and showcase impact. I look forward to joining the team in India and collaborating with them to continue delivering great work for our clients.”

With over two decades of experience in India and Asia, Gulyani’s resume includes running his own agency, Facio Communications, and working as senior counsel in other reputable agencies, including Avian ME and Genesis BM. He has led teams working with leading global brands and businesses including Mastercard, Aviva, Reebok and Deloitte.

Bashar AlKadhi, CEO for H+K in the Middle East, Turkey, India and Africa (METIA), said, “India is one of H+K’s high growth potential markets with clients across many sectors. With his track record of driving business and vision for collective success, Abhishek’s appointment as CEO is not only exciting for our colleagues in India, but for H+K’s leadership across the wider region.

“I look forward to working closely with Abhishek and our leadership team, and on behalf of everybody in India, we welcome him to the H+K family.”

H+K has been present in India since 2009, focusing on corporate and consumer communications and working with a range of clients including LG, Morgan Stanley and Wipro. Gulyani will focus on strategic counsel for clients while building H+K India’s client base and introduce new offerings from the global network including behavioural science communications model, Smarter and communications training academy, Knowledge+.    

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 Better Impact, a new approach to brand purpose and CSR, and H+K Smarter, a behavioural science unit.

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