Hill & Knowlton boss Marcus Warner departs after eight months

Tim Burrowes

March 30, 2011 11:41

Standing in: Cook

Out: Warner

PR agency Hill & Knowlton has had its second change of leadership in less than a year with the departure of Marcus Warner after just eight months at the helm.

Warner joined Hill & Knowlton last July from Norton Rose and prior to that PricewaterhouseCoopers.

He was brought in to replace CEO Michelle Hutton who moved to Edelman.

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.

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5 COMMENTS

Ugly Truths 30 Mar 11

H&K is in a far stronger position today? How is that possible with the mass exodus it has experienced in the last 12 months? The ship has sunk.

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Anonymous 30 Mar 11

wonder what the turnover at H&K is like at AD/AM level? Is it just an issue at the top or has there been a lot of turmoil at all levels?

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Doomed fro the outset. 31 Mar 11

1) If your ship is heading through rough waters get a qualified and experienced captain.
2) There’s more to being a CEO than just telling everyone you’re the CEO.

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Scott Pettet 1 Apr 11

Three posts critical of H&K & no defense? Do they not realise their staff and potential staff are probably reading this?

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Anon 15 Apr 11

When things are tough in WPP they are TOUGH.

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