Hill & Knowlton Canada today announced the appointment of Bob Klager, previously Chief of Staff to the Federal Minister of Natural Resources to Vice President, based in Calgary. In this role, Bob will be providing strategic communications counsel to Hill & Knowlton’s clients across the country.

 

“We are thrilled to welcome Bob to Hill &Knowlton,” noted Mike Coates, President and CEO of Hill & Knowlton Canada. “With his depth of insight into the natural resource sector, as well as related areas including international trade and environment, he is uniquely positioned to help counsel our clients through these interesting times.”

 

Bob brings a wealth of experience related to federal government matters and communications to his new role. In addition to his role with Natural Resources Canada, he has also been:

“Bob’s strategic understanding of both politics and communications is a significant addition to the strong team of experienced people in Hill & Knowlton’s Alberta team and complements Hill & Knowlton’s long-established and substantial public affairs practice, based in Ottawa” said Peter Hunt, General Manager for Hill & Knowlton in Alberta. “We look forward to working with him.”

 

Although federal legislation means Bob will not be able to lobby directly on behalf of his clients, his deep understanding of federal government politics, policies, personalities and processes will enable him to provide strategic insights and advice to our clients,

 

With eight offices across the country, Hill & Knowlton Canada (www.hillandknowlton.ca) is Canada’s industry leader in public relations, public affairs and strategic communications. The company specializes in corporate, crisis, consumer marketing, technology, natural resources, healthcare, aboriginal and digital communications, public affairs, and financial and investor relations. Hill & Knowlton Canada is a recipient of “Gold” Level IV Certification and the Canada Award for Excellence from by the National Quality Institute, and has been recognized as a Top 100 Employer for 2010. Its parent company, Hill & Knowlton, Inc, is a world leader in public relations and public affairs, with 79 offices in 44 countries, and is a member of WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY) (www.wpp.com), one of the world’s largest communications services groups.

 

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