MATT BRIGHT JOINS HILL & KNOWLTON'S SPECIALIST FINANCIAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TEAM

Matt Bright has joined Hill & Knowlton’s (H&K’s) fast-growing Financial & Professional Services team as Associate Director. Matt was previously associate director at boutique consultancy Open Road.

In his last position, Matt built and led Open Road’s digital practice, as well as delivering complex and high profile corporate communications and public affairs campaigns. His clients included such blue-chip names as BlackBerry, the BPI, Airwave, BAE Systems and HSBC.

Matt’s digital experience stretches back 13 years, having worked for a number of dotcoms as well as the websites of the Guardian and Handelsblatt, the German business daily. Matt worked for the Greater London Authority for five years, leading the communications team for the 2008 London elections and worked for a dotcoms.

Ben Curson, Managing Director, Financial and Professional Services at H&K, said of the appointment; “Matt’s range of experience across different communications disciplines, for blue-chip clients, combined with his real understanding of social and digital media makes him a valuable asset to the team. We look forward to welcoming him into the agency.”