Matthew Harrington and Lisa Kimmel.
Edelman Canada president Lisa Kimmel has taken on the additional role of CEO of the firm.
As president and CEO, Kimmel has been tasked with continuing to cultivate senior client relationships, leading the firm’s strategy development and execution, driving new business efforts and setting the company’s direction and long-term vision for Canada.
“Edelman Canada thrives under Lisa’s leadership,” said Matthew Harrington, global chief operating officer of Edelman, in a statement.
Former CEO John Clinton will continue as Canadian chair and as a strategic advisor to the business and key clients.
The country “remains one of Edelman’s first movers globally,” he said, citing examples such as a growing Ottawa office, last month’s acquisition of the Montreal-based medical communications and health marketing firm Sixdegrés and strategic new hires.
Kimmel was promoted to president of Edelman Canada one year ago, after serving as general manager of Edelman’s Toronto office for six years. Since then, Kimmel has led the firm’s pivot from PR to communications marketing. She was also named to the WXN Hall of Fame as one of Canada’s most powerful women.
Kimmel says Edelman has “been strategic in developing a unique earned-centric, social-by-design approach that has proven to move the needle for our clients.”
