Fleishman-Hillard appoints first head of digital

Tim Burrowes

December 7, 2009 1:18

Fleishman-Hillard has appointed government new media advisor, Kylie Johnson, to the new role of vice president of digital.

kylie johnson She will head up digital strategy and content for the PR agency’s Sydney office and will build a digital team as part of “agressive growth plans for the second half of 2010”, according to Walter Jennings, the agency’s general manager.

In previous work, Johnson implemented social media and digital strategies for government departments and agencies including CSIRO, and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA).

In her most recent role as new media adviser for DEWHA, Johnson was involved in the launch of the department’s National Cultural Policy initiative headed up by Peter Garrett, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. The program sought public recommendations as well as formal submissions, using an online platform, to help shape a national policy.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.